Word Meaning 干天

かんてん kanten

干天 is read as かんてん (kanten) and means drought.

Meaning

English

drought
dry weather

Reading

Kana

かんてん

Romaji

kanten

Writing Variants

旱天かんてん kanten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 127032 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

干天慈雨

かんてんじう

welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought

天日干し

てんぴぼし

sun drying

天干

てんかん

celestial stems (10 signs of the Chinese calendar)

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

荒天

こうてん

stormy weather

印半天

しるしばんてん

livery coat