乾く|かわくkawaku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto get dry
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 乾く(かわく) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 乾きます(かわきます) |
| Negative (nai) | 乾かない(かわかない) |
| polite (masen) | 乾きません(かわきません) |
| classical zu / nu | 乾かず・乾かぬ(かわかず・かわかぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 乾いた(かわいた) |
| polite (mashita) | 乾きました(かわきました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 乾かなかった(かわかなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 乾きませんでした(かわきませんでした) |
| Te form | 乾いて(かわいて) |
| Potential | 乾ける(かわける) |
| Passive | 乾かれる(かわかれる) |
| Causative | 乾かせる(かわかせる) |
| Causative passive | 乾かせられる・乾かされる(かわかせられる・かわかされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 乾けば(かわけば) |
| tara | 乾いたら(かわいたら) |
| Volitional | 乾こう(かわこう) |
| polite (mashou) | 乾きましょう(かわきましょう) |
| Imperative | 乾け(かわけ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- Synonym干るひるWrittenWritten-style word for drying or, as in 「潮が干る」, for the tide going out; little used in modern Japanese.
- Synonym乾びるからびるWrittenWritten-style word for shrivelling up as moisture is lost; in modern speech 「干からびる」 is the usual form.
- Related乾燥かんそうNeutralSino-Japanese word for dryness, also common in everyday use as in 「肌が乾燥する」; can also describe something dull and tedious.
- Relatedかわき切るNeutralKana spelling of 「乾き切る」: to dry out completely, stressing that no moisture is left.
- Antonym濡れるぬれるNeutralThe direct opposite of 「乾く」: to get wet, as in 「雨に濡れる」.
- Antonym湿るしめるNeutralAlso the opposite of 「乾く」: to become damp, as in 「空気が湿る」.
Use 「乾く」 as the default for things getting dry; 「乾き切る」 for drying out completely, 「乾びる」 for shrivelling, and 「乾燥」 for the dry state itself. For the opposite, 「濡れる」 is getting wet and 「湿る」 becoming damp.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


