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    3. 干す

    干す

    干ほす​

    to air

    N2KMT8News #20+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab5 strokes

    乾す

    ほす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to air, to dry, to desiccate
    2.
    to drain (off)
    3.
    to drink up
    4.
    to deprive of a role, job, etc.

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    洗せん濯たく物ものをベランダに干ほす。

    I hang the laundry out to dry on the balcony.

    KMT6Daily LifeHome & Housing
    太たい陽ようの光ひかりで布ふ団とんを干ほすと気き持もちがいい。

    It feels good to dry the futon in the sunlight.

    KMT8Daily LifeHome & Housing
    梅つ雨ゆの時じ期きは洗せん濯たく物ものを外そとに干ほせない。

    During the rainy season, you can't hang laundry outside to dry.

    KMT8Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    魚さかなを干ほして保ほ存ぞん食しょくを作つくる。

    We dry fish to make preserved food.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれはグラスのビールを一いっ気きに干ほした。

    He drained the glass of beer in one gulp.

    KMT9Food & DiningDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    干
    ほ.す・ほ.し-・-ぼ.し・ひ.る…(2)
    dry・parch・ebb・recede・interfere…(1)
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
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