涸かれ涸がれ

na-adjective

dried up; parched

Archaic adjectival noun describing something completely dried out or parched. Found in classical or literary contexts; not used in modern everyday speech.

• 古ふるい和わ歌かに「涸かれ涸がれの川かわ」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  The expression 'a dried-up river' can be found in old waka poetry.