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N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

乾燥(かんそう)dryness, aridity, insipidity, dehydration, desiccation

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

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

    2. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      2.

      insipidity

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    乾燥 【かんそう】

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      空気(くうき)乾燥(かんそう)しているので、(はだ)がカサカサだ。

      The air is dry, so my skin is rough. {dryness, aridity, insipidity, dehydration, desiccation}

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      日本(にほん)(なつ)はジメジメしているが、(ふゆ)乾燥(かんそう)している。

      The summers in Japan are humid, but the winters are dry. {dryness, aridity, insipidity, dehydration, desiccation}

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      乾燥(かんそう)(のど)(いた)いので、のど(あめ)(のど)(うるお)しています。

      My throat hurts due to dryness, so I'm moisturizing it with throat lozenges. {dryness, aridity, insipidity, dehydration, desiccation}

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      この乾燥(かんそう)()使(つか)うと洋服(ようふく)がすぐに乾燥(かんそう)します。()った甲斐(かい)があります。

      When you use this dryer, your clothes dry quickly. It's worth the purchase. {dryness, aridity, insipidity, dehydration, desiccation}

      • N2

      こんなに乾燥(かんそう)している土地(とち)農作物(のうさくもつ)(そだ)てるという意見(いけん)には賛成(さんせい)しかねます。

      I find it hard to agree with the idea of cultivating crops in such a dry land. {dryness, aridity, insipidity, dehydration, desiccation}

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