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干
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interference; intervention; meddling
Examples
僕のことに干渉しないでくれ。
Don't interfere in my affairs.
1
to air; to dry; to desiccate
Examples
この座布団を干して下さい。
Please air the zabuton.
2
to drain (off)
3
to drink up
4
Usu. in the passive
to deprive of a role, job, etc.
Examples
なんで途中から突然干されるようになってしまったんだろうか。
I wonder why he was suddenly dropped from the team half way through.
1
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry
2
to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
Examples
干物は私の好みに合わない。
Dried fish is not to my taste.
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to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
Examples
日照り続きでその池は干上がった。
The pond dried up in hot weather.
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sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days
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えと only
12-year Chinese zodiac
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drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
Examples
すぐにでもエチオピアに雨が降らなければ、深刻な干ばつの問題が起こるだろう。
Unless it rains in Ethiopia soon, there could be severe drought problems.
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tidal flat; tideland
Examples
有明海は日本のもっとも広い干潟の一つです。
The Ariake Sea is one of the biggest tidelands in Japan.
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Formal or literary term
weapon; arms; shield and spear
2
Formal or literary term
fighting; war
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ebb and flow
Examples
月の影響で潮の干満が起こる。
Tides are caused by the influence of the moon.
