Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration; desiccation
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
insipidity
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
high spirits; gleeful mood
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
Memory Mnemonics
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
A roaring fire_place will parch your expensive _wooden goods if you leave them too close to the heat.
To create a fake antique, the forger carefully used a low fire to parch the new wooden goods, giving them a cracked and authentically aged appearance.
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