乾く

Meanings

1. to get dry

Part of speech: godan verb (く), intransitive

Kanji

• 乾

  Meanings

  drought, dry, desiccate, drink up

  On reading

  カン、ケン

  Kun reading

  かわ.く、かわ.かす、ほ.す、ひ.る、いぬい

  Strokes

  11

Example sentences

• そのぬれたシャツはすぐに乾くだろう。

  The wet shirt will soon dry up.

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