Word Meaning 干乾し

ひぼし hiboshi

干乾し is read as ひぼし (hiboshi) and means starvation.

Meaning

English

starvation

Reading

Kana

ひぼし

Romaji

hiboshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 147103 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

乾干し

からぼし

sun-dried fish or vegetables

干す

ほす

to deprive of a role, job, etc.

干支

えと

12-year Chinese zodiac

干満

かんまん

ebb and flow

干る

ひる

to dry (up)

干上がる

ひあがる

to dry up

干物女

ひものおんな

young woman who has given up on love

干し首

ほしくび

shrunken head

物干し

ものほし

frame for drying clothes

日干し

ひぼし

sun-dried

切り干し

きりぼし

dried daikon strips

土用干し

どようぼし

summer airing (of clothes)