乾燥 (Kansou) is a Japanese noun meaning “dryness, aridity, drying (e.g. clothes), dehydration”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbdryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration; desiccation
- noun, na-adjectiveinsipidity
Examples
肌が乾燥しています。
I have dry skin.
果実は天日で乾燥させます。
The fruits are dried in the sun.
椎茸を乾燥させて保存します。
We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).