godan verb (-su), transitive verb
dry; air out; hang out to dry
Transitive verb for putting wet or damp things where air or sunlight can dry them; common with 洗濯物, 布団, 魚, and similar nouns.
ベランダに洗濯物を干す。
I hang the laundry out to dry on the balcony.
晴れた日に布団を干した。
I aired out the futon on a sunny day.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
drain off; dry out by removing water
Used when water is drained or removed from a place or container, leaving it dry or emptied; more limited than the everyday laundry sense.
田の水を干してから作業を始めた。
They drained the water from the rice field before starting work.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
drink up; empty a cup
Usually describes draining a cup or glass completely. In modern Japanese, the compound 飲み干す is often the more explicit everyday expression.
彼は杯を一気に干した。
He drained the cup in one gulp.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
deprive of work; sideline; blacklist from roles
Most often used in the passive, as in 仕事を干される or 役を干される, meaning that someone is no longer being given work, roles, or opportunities.
発言が問題になり、彼はしばらく仕事を干された。
After his remarks became a problem, he was kept out of work for a while.