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乾燥

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration; desiccation

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
drynessariditydrying (e.g. clothes)dehydrationdesiccation
Noun, Na-adjective
insipidity

Example Sentences

肌が乾燥しています。

I have dry skin.

果実は天日(てんぴ)で乾燥させます。

The fruits are dried in the sun.

椎茸を乾燥させて保存します。

We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.

その男はある乾燥した国で(みず)が飲めずに死んだ。

The man died of thirst in a dry country.

当地は(なつ)はひどく湿気が多いが、(#1226960)に冬は乾燥する。

It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.