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    3. 乾燥

    乾燥

    乾かん燥そう

    dryness

    N2KMT8News #12+1CoreWeather & GeographyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    かんそう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    dryness, aridity, drying (e.g. clothes), dehydration, desiccation

    Noun, Adjective

    2.
    insipidity

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    冬ふゆは空くう気きが乾かん燥そうします。

    The air gets dry in winter.

    KMT7Weather & GeographyDaily Life
    洗せん濯たく物ものを乾かん燥そう機きで乾かん燥そうさせました。

    I dried the laundry in the dryer.

    KMT8Home & HousingDaily Life
    砂さ漠ばく地ち帯たいは年ねん間かんを通とおして乾かん燥そうしています。

    Desert regions are dry throughout the year.

    KMT8Weather & GeographyNature & Environment
    乾かん燥そうした気き候こうは、特とく定ていの植しょく物ぶつの生せい育いくに適てきしています。

    A dry climate is suitable for the growth of certain plants.

    KMT8Weather & GeographyNature & Environment
    長ちょう期き間かんの乾かん燥そうは、農のう作さく物ぶつに深しん刻こくな被ひ害がいをもたらします。

    Prolonged dryness causes severe damage to crops.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography

    Kanji 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)
    燥
    はしゃ.ぐ…(1)
    parch・dry up
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