How to say "dryer" in Japanese

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  • nounA loanword covering 'dryer' especially in the sense of a hair dryer, the appliance for drying one's hair; it can also mean a blower. The natural choice when drying your hair after a bath.
    ホテルの部屋へやにドライヤーはついていますか。↗
    Are the hotel rooms supplied with hair dryers?
  • 乾燥機かんそうきCommon
    nounThe word for a drying machine — an appliance that dries things, such as a laundry dryer — and also for a desiccator. For a hair dryer, use ドライヤー instead.

Use 「ドライヤー」 above all for a hair dryer; use 乾燥機 for a drying machine that dries things such as laundry, a word which can also mean a desiccator.

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