乾かす|かわかすkawakasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
    The sun has dried up the ground.
Conjugation
Dictionary form乾かす(かわかす)
Polite (masu)乾かします(かわかします)
Negative (nai)乾かさない(かわかさない)
polite (masen)乾かしません(かわかしません)
classical zu / nu乾かさず・乾かさぬ(かわかさず・かわかさぬ)
Past (ta)乾かした(かわかした)
polite (mashita)乾かしました(かわかしました)
Past negative (nakatta)乾かさなかった(かわかさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)乾かしませんでした(かわかしませんでした)
Te form乾かして(かわかして)
Potential乾かせる(かわかせる)
Passive乾かされる(かわかされる)
Causative乾かさせる(かわかさせる)
Causative passive乾かさせられる(かわかさせられる)
Conditional (ba)乾かせば(かわかせば)
tara乾かしたら(かわかしたら)
Volitional乾かそう(かわかそう)
polite (mashou)乾かしましょう(かわかしましょう)
Imperative乾かせ(かわかせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
transitive乾かすかわかす⇄intransitive乾くかわく
洗濯物せんたくものを乾かわかす
乾く describes something becoming dry by itself, while 乾かす describes an agent actively causing something to dry.

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Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym干すほすNeutralRefers to hanging things out to dry, with the emphasis on sun exposure; 「乾かす」 also covers drying with a hairdryer or similar.
  • Antonym濡らすぬらすNeutralMeans to wet something — the opposite of 「乾かす」, which dries things.
  • Antonym湿らすしめらすNeutralMeans to moisten or dampen something — the opposite of 「乾かす」, which dries things.

Use 「乾かす」 for drying with a hairdryer, dryer or the like, as in 「髪を乾かす」; hanging things out to dry is 「干す」; to wet something, say 「濡らす」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 濡ぬれたものの水分すいぶんをとる、乾燥かんそうさせる。
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