日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsdry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere
On'yomiカン
Kun'yomiほ、ほ、-ぼ、ひ
Strokes3
Radical

Compounds

  • to dry (up), to become parched, to ebb, to recede

  • interference, intervention, meddling

  • ebb and flow

  • slight, a little, somewhat, some, few, a number of, a little (bit)

  • slight, a little

Example sentences

  • A slight delay is expected.

  • I wonder why he was suddenly dropped from the team half way through.

  • Don't interfere in my affairs.

  • My mother is always poking her nose into my private life.

  • Artificial tidelands are being developed on a country-wide basis.

  • Curious gazes, gazes carrying a bit of murderous intent...it goes without saying that I couldn't be more uncomfortable.

  • I kept saying "Let's stop" but she drained cup after cup of wine — and now, as you can see, she's completely drunk.

  • They should not intervene in the internal affairs of another country.