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N3 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

干(ほ)すto air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up, to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to air, to dry, to desiccate

      2. 2.

        to drain (off)

      3. 3.

        to drink up

      4. 4.

        to deprive of a role, job, etc.

        usu. in the passive

    All Forms

    干す 【ほす】、乾す 【ほす】

    Details

      • ほ

      • す

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    Examples

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    • 僕(ぼく)の毎日(まいにち)の仕事(しごと)は洗濯(せんたく)物(もの)を干(ほ)す事(こと)です。

      My daily job is to hang dry the laundry.

      • N3
    • 雨(あめ)に濡(ぬ)れてしまった教科書(きょうかしょ)とノートを日(ひ)に干(ほ)す。

      To hang-dry textbooks and notebooks that have been soaked by the rain in the sun.

      • N3
    • 自分(じぶん)が犯(おか)してしまった失態(しったい)により役(やく)を干(ほ)されてしまった。

      A blunder I made got me frozen out of roles.

      • N3
    • 今日(きょう)は天気(てんき)が良(よ)いので日向(ひなた)で掛(か)け布団(ぶとん)と敷布団(しきぶとん)を干(ほ)す事(こと)にしました。

      The weather is nice today, so I decided to dry my quilt and mattress in the sun.

      • N3
    • 地域(ちいき)の人(ひと)から、この辺(あた)りの名産(めいさん)品(ひん)は日光(にっこう)の下(した)でよく干(ほ)された干物(ほしもの)だと聞(き)きました。

      I was told by a local resident that the specialty of this area is dried fish that has been well dried under the sun.

      • N2
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