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Meaning of 干す in Japanese
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干す, 乾すJLPT 2
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Kana Readingほす
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Romajihosu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to air; to dry; to desiccate
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to drain (off)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to drink up
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)
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Examples of 干す, 乾す, ほす in a sentence
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Drying the washing on a fine day in the rainy season; I felt like it was already summer.
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I wonder why he was suddenly dropped from the team half way through?
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Make hay while the sun shines.
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Air the bedclothes when the weather is good.
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The weather's so good I think I'll hang the laundry out to dry.
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A woman was hanging the washing on the line.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 干す
- Plain Polite
- 干します
- Negative
- 干さない
- Negative Polite
- 干しません
Past
- Plain
- 干した
- Plain Polite
- 干しました
- Negative
- 干さなかった
- Negative Polite
- 干しませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 干して
- Plain Polite
- 干しまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 干される
- Plain Polite
- 干されます
- Negative
- 干されない
- Negative Polite
- 干されません
Related Kanji
乾
JLPT 2
11 strokes
drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor
On'Yomi: カン, ケン
Kun'Yomi: かわ.く, かわ.かす, ほ.す, ひ.る, いぬい