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乾性 (かんせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
dry ; dryness ; dry (medical)
Primarily a medical/technical term describing a dry condition or state, such as dry pleurisy. Often used attributively (乾性の) or as an adjectival noun (乾性な).
Similar words 湿しっ 性せい 湿性 means 'wet' or 'moist', often used as a medical antonym to 乾性 (e.g., 湿性胸膜炎 for wet pleurisy).
乾かん 燥そう 乾燥 is the common word for 'dryness' or 'to dry', used in everyday contexts, while 乾性 is more technical and often appears in compound medical terms.
Etymology Compound of 乾 (kan, 'dry') and 性 (sei, 'nature' or 'property'), literally 'dry nature'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for forming technical terms.
域いき
は
乾かん
性せい
気き
候こう
で
、
年ねん
間かん
を
通つう
じ
て
雨あめ
が
少すく
ない
。
This region has a dry climate with little rain throughout the year.
