JLPT N1

ドライ (Dorai) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “dry, dry (tone, humour, etc.), unemotional, matter-of-fact”.

Meanings

  1. na-adjective, noundry
  2. na-adjective, noundry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; matter-of-fact; businesslike; practical
  3. na-adjective, noundry (of alcohol)

Examples

  • He's dry and unemotional.

  • This beer is dry.

  • He doesn't have a dry sense of humor.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).