乾く

かわく

To become dry, to dry

N4verb·kawaku

How to remember it

乾 holds 干 (dry) — laundry drying out in the open air.

Example sentences

  • 洗濯物がまだ乾いていない。

    せんたくものがまだかわいていない。

    The laundry hasn't dried yet.

  • 雨が上がって道が乾いた。

    あめがあがってみちがかわいた。

    The rain stopped and the road dried.

Usage

Intransitive; the subject is the thing that becomes dry.

Related words

乾燥乾杯濡れる濡れる

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