乾燥
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 乾燥
1
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration; desiccation
Examples
椎茸を乾燥させて保存します。
We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.
2
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
insipidity
Kanji in this Word
乾
11 strokes
Frequency: 1453
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
drought
dry
desiccate
drink up
heaven
emperor
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カン
ケン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かわ.く
かわ.かす
ほ.す
ひ.る
いぬい
燥
17 strokes
Frequency: 1819
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
parch
dry up
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はしゃ.ぐ
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