1. (カン) superficial; forced; formal
E.g.: 乾笑 (forced laugh)
2. (カン) to dry; to dry out; to become dry
E.g.: 乾燥 (drying), 乾田 (dry field), 乾杯 (cheers)
3. (ケン) northwest direction
E.g.: 乾位 (northwestern position)
4. (ケン) one of the eight trigrams of the I Ching, represents heaven or the emperor
E.g.: 乾元 (origin of the universe), 乾像 (appearance of heaven), 乾徳 (virtue of heaven)
