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乾燥

Reading

Kana: かんそう
Romaji: kansou
Kana
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Definition

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dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation

Kanji

Readings: カン、 ケン、 かわ.く、 かわ.かす、 ほ.す、 ひ.る、 いぬい
Meanings: drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor
Readings: ソウ、 はしゃ.ぐ
Meanings: parch, dry up

Example Sentences

(はだ)乾燥(かんそう)しています。
➥I have dry skin.
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椎茸(しいたけ)乾燥(かんそう)させて保存(ほぞん)します。
➥We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.
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(あつ)乾燥(かんそう)した地域(ちいき)はますます(あつ)乾燥(かんそう)するであろう。
➥Hot, dry areas will become hotter and drier.
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果実(かじつ)天日(てんじつ)乾燥(かんそう)させます。
➥The fruits are dried in the sun.
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その(おとこ)はある乾燥(かんそう)した(くに)(みず)()めずに()んだ。
➥The man died of thirst in a dry country.
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当地(とうち)(なつ)はひどく湿気(しっけ)(おお)いが、(ぎゃく)(ふゆ)乾燥(かんそう)する。
➥It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.
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