干ひ上あがる

ひ

あ

が

る

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

dry up; parch; ebb away

Describes something becoming completely dry, often with a sense of depletion. Can be used literally for water bodies or figuratively for resources or emotions.

日ひ照でりで池いけが干ひ上あがった。
The pond dried up due to the drought.
資し金きんが干ひ上あがって

しまっ

た

。

Our funds have dried up.

Written forms

干ひ上あがるUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
干ひあがるUsage11%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; rarely used.
ひあがるUsage1%
乾ひ上あがる
Alternate kanji spelling using 乾 (dry); less common but still encountered.
乾ひあがる
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; rarely used.
ひ上あがる
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; rarely used.

Kanji

干dry, parch, ebb
上above, up
乾drought, dry, desiccate

Similar words

干ほす
干す is a transitive verb meaning 'to dry (something) out', while 干上がる is intransitive, describing the state of becoming dry.
乾かわく
乾く is a more general intransitive verb for 'to become dry', whereas 干上がる emphasizes complete drying up or depletion.

Etymology

Compound of 干 (hi, 'dry') + 上がる (agaru, 'to rise, to be completed'), literally 'to dry up completely'.