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    3. 乾かす

    乾かす

    乾かわか​す​

    to dry (clothes, etc.)

    N2KMT10News #41+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    かわかす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    髪かみを乾かわかすのに時じ間かんがかかります。

    It takes time to dry my hair.

    KMT6Daily Life
    洗せん濯たく物ものを外そとに干とりほして乾かわかしました。

    I hung the laundry outside to dry.

    KMT10Daily Life
    湿しつ度どの高たかい日ひは、洗せん濯たく物ものがなかなか乾かわかない。

    On humid days, the laundry doesn't dry easily.

    KMT10Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    料りょう理りの前まえに野や菜さいをよく洗あらってから乾かわかしてください。

    Please wash the vegetables well and then dry them before cooking.

    KMT10Daily LifeFood & Dining
    塗と料りょうが完かん全ぜんに乾かわくまで触さわらないでください。

    Please don't touch the paint until it's completely dry.

    KMT10Daily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    乾
    かわ.く・かわ.かす・ほ.す・ひ.る・いぬい…(2)
    drought・dry・desiccate・drink up・heaven…(1)
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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