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乾燥洗濯 (かんそうせんたく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

乾かん燥そう洗せん濯たく

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Meanings

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Refers to the process of cleaning clothes with chemical solvents instead of water. Often used in contrast to 水洗い (water washing).

See also: ドライクリーニング

このジャケットは乾かん燥そう洗せん濯たくに

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ください

。

Please take this jacket to the dry cleaner.

乾かん燥そう洗せん濯たくと水みず洗あらい、どちらが適てきしていますか？

Which is more suitable, dry cleaning or water washing?

Kanji

乾drought, dry, desiccate
燥parch, dry up
洗wash, inquire into, probe
濯laundry, wash, pour on

Related words

ドライクリーニング
Synonymous loanword from English, more common in everyday conversation. 乾燥洗濯 is a native Japanese compound often seen in written instructions or formal contexts.
水みず洗あらい
Water washing, the opposite of dry cleaning.

Built from

乾かん燥そう+洗せん濯たく

Etymology

Compound of 乾燥 (drying) and 洗濯 (washing/laundry), literally 'dry washing'. The term was coined to describe chemical cleaning methods that avoid water.