Meaning of 乾く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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乾くJLPT 4
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Kana Readingかわく
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Romajikawaku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to get dry
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Example Sentences
乾く, かわく used in context
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孵化後まもないヒナは、産毛が濡れていますが、２時間もすると乾いてフワフワになります。
The down of chicks that have just hatched is damp, but after two hours it dries out and becomes fluffy.
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When I use contacts my eyes feel dry and become red.
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乾いてぼそぼそになったパンをかみながらの山の旅で、大蛇にあった。
While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake.
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The skin tightened as it dried.
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The sun baked the ground dry.
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No sooner is one lie out of your mouth that you're telling yet another.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
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Te
Passive
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Kanji found in this word
drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor
On: カン, ケン
Kun: かわ.く, かわ.かす, ほ.す, ひ.る, いぬい
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