Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)

    see 土用干し

    この種の毛布は十分に虫干ししなければならない。
    This kind of blanket needs good airing.
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

insect, bug, temper

Kun
むし
On
チュウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1351 of 2500
Radical
insect
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-6-3, 2-4-2SKIP code
6d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
5013.6Four corner code
1671deroo
866bUnicode hex code
1-35-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4115Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5275New Nelson (John Haig)
3530New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4343Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2199Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2959Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
517Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
556Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1073A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
324Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
133Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
32804Morohashi
56A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
873Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
893Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
114sakade
875Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
74henshall3
60Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
466Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1604Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
523Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chong2, hui3Pinyin reading
hwe, chungKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

Kun
ほ.すほ.し--ぼ.しひ.る
On
カン
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1349 of 2500
Radical
dry
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Used in names as

ほし

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
2k1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1040.0Four corner code
3155deroo
5e72Unicode hex code
1-20-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1492Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1589New Nelson (John Haig)
3379New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4187Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2116Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2863Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1648Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1777Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1179A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
26Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1542Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9165Morohashi
825A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
584Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
593Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
840henshall3
826Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
506Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
572Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1663Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gan1, gan4Pinyin reading
gan, gangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level