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食器洗い乾燥機 (shokkiaraikansouki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

食しょっ器き洗あらい乾かん燥そう機き

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Meanings

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dishwasher with drying function

Refers specifically to a dishwasher that also dries the dishes, as opposed to a simple washer.

新あたらしい食しょっ器き洗あらい乾かん燥そう機きを買かったので、食しょっ器きがすぐ

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I bought a new dishwasher with a drying function, so the dishes dry quickly now.

Kanji

食eat, food
器utensil, vessel, receptacle
洗wash, inquire into, probe
乾drought, dry, desiccate
燥parch, dry up
機loom, mechanism, machine

Related words

食しょっ器き洗あらい機き
A general dishwasher, which may or may not include a drying function. 食器洗い乾燥機 explicitly includes drying.

Built from

食しょっ器き洗あらい+乾かん燥そう機き

Etymology

Compound of 食器 (tableware), 洗い (washing), 乾燥 (drying), and 機 (machine).