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汗
Sweat
あせ (ase)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japan's hot and humid summers are famous for making people sweat. Cooling towels and portable fans are popular items sold every summer to deal with 汗.
Memory Trick
The water radical (氵) shows something liquid. Imagine drops of water running down your face after exercising—they're drops of sweat.
Readings
Onyomi: カン (kan)
Kunyomi: あせ (ase)
Example Words
汗
あせ (ase)
Sweat
汗をかく
あせ を かく (ase o kaku)
To sweat
冷や汗
ひやあせ (hiyaase)
Cold sweat
発汗
はっかん (hakkan)
Perspiration
Example Sentence
暑くて 汗 が 止まりません。
あつくて あせ が とまりません。
atsukute ase ga tomarimasen
It's so hot that I can't stop sweating.