drying; dried
Used as a noun meaning the act of drying or something dried, and as a prefix in compounds like 干し柿 (dried persimmon) or 干し草 (hay).
The drying of the laundry is finished.
Dried persimmons are a winter preserved food.
umeboshi; pickled dried plum
clothes drying rack; clotheshorse
sun-dried; dried in the sun
dried persimmons
hay; dry grass
dried daikon strips
drying place; drying ground
laundry hung out to dry; things dried in the sun
whole dried small fish; whole dried daikon
sun-dried fish or vegetables
salted and dried; salt-dried
drying laundry outside; outdoor drying
drying at night; night drying
prune; dried plum
dried meat; jerky
dried sweet potato strips
shrunken head
Standard spelling for 'drying' or 'dried'.
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen.
Alternate kanji; 乾 emphasizes dryness, but 干し is more common.
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen.
The noun form of the verb 干す (ほす, 'to dry'), from the continuative stem 干し.