Onyomi: カン · Kunyomi: あせ · Meanings: perspire, sweat
Kanji for perspire, sweat
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汗 is formed from the water radical 氵 on the left and the character 干 on the right. The water radical represents liquid, while 干 represents dryness or exposure. Together, they show liquid appearing on the body due to heat or effort. From this structure, 汗 came to mean sweat.
汗 shows liquid on the body, meaning sweat.
Think of water (氵) coming out when the body is exposed to heat or effort (干). That liquid produced by the body is 汗, sweat.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 汗 | あせ | sweat, perspiration | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 汗 | かん | khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe) | Noun |
| 汗ばむ | あせばむ | to be sweaty | Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 汗水 | あせみず | profuse sweat | Noun |
| 汗だく | あせだく | dripping with sweat, bathed in perspiration | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 汗をかく | あせをかく | to perspire, to sweat | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending |
| 汗腺 | かんせん | sweat gland | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 汗疹 | あせも | prickly heat, heat rash, miliaria | Noun |
| 汗っかき | あせっかき | sweating easily, profuse sweater | Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 汗かき | あせかき | sweating easily, profuse sweater | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |