干る (ひる, hiru) Japanese meaning: dry up | KotomoraCommon word›干る · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 干る | 干ない |
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| Polite | 干ます | 干ません |
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| Past polite | 干ました | 干ませんでした |
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| Past | 干た | 干なかった |
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| Te-form | 干て | 干ないで |
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| Desire | 干たい | 干たくない |
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| Potential | 干られるalso 干れる | 干られないalso 干れない |
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| Passive | 干られる | 干られない |
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| Causative | 干させる | 干させない |
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| Causative passive | 干させられる | 干させられない |
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| Volitional | 干よう | |
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| Polite volitional | 干ましょう | |
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| Imperative | 干ろ | 干るな |
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| Conditional | 干れば | 干なければ |
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| Tara conditional | 干たら | 干なかったら |
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The rice paddies dried up due to the continuing drought.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉が干るfor a place (river, pond, field) to dry up
The river dried up because of the summer heat.
潮が干るfor the tide to go out/recede
When the tide recedes, the tidal flats appear.
Expressions
顎が干上がるlose one's livelihood; become unable to earn a living
干葉
dried leaves; dried daikon leaves
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dried cod
seashell-based pigment
low tide; ebb tide
starvation; dying of hunger
drying up and cracking; cracking from dryness
to starve to death
dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets
ebb and flow; tidal rise and fall
dry out and crack
