乾燥|かんそうkansou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbdryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration; desiccation
   椎茸しいたけを乾燥かんそうさせて保存ほぞんします。↗

   We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.
2. noun, na-adjectiveinsipidity

• Synonym乾きかわきNeutralNoun for the drying itself, as in 「乾きが早い」; 「乾燥」 leans toward the dry state of air or objects.
• Related干るひるWrittenWritten word for water drying up or ebbing, as in 「潮が干る」; today it mostly appears in the form 「干上がる」.
• Related乾くかわくNeutralIntransitive verb for things becoming dry, like clothes. 「乾燥」 is a Sino-Japanese word that can also serve as a noun.
• Related乾かすかわかすNeutralTransitive verb for drying something out, e.g. laundry. 「乾燥」 can serve as a noun or a suru verb.
• Related干すほすNeutralTransitive verb for hanging things out to dry, as in 「洗濯物を干す」; 「乾燥」 is general, covering both machine and natural drying.
• Related乾びるからびるNeutralMeans shriveling or withering from loss of moisture, with a dried-up feel, as in 「干からびる」.
• Related乾性かんせいWrittenWritten term for the property of being dry, as in 「乾性肌」; used mainly in medical and cosmetic contexts.
• Relatedかわき切るNeutralMeans drying out completely; an explanatory expression. 「乾燥」 covers both the dry state and the drying process itself.
• Related乾燥状態WrittenSpells out 'the dry state'; an explanatory expression, since 「乾燥」 alone already expresses the state.
• Antonym多湿たしつWrittenAntonym meaning high humidity, as in 「高温多湿」; the opposite of 「乾燥」.
• Antonym湿潤しつじゅんWrittenWritten antonym meaning moist or humid; the direct opposite of 「乾燥」.

Use 「乾燥」 for the dry state or drying treatment, as in 「乾燥機」. Say 「乾く」 when clothes or things become dry, 「干す」 for hanging laundry out, and 「干からびる」 for shriveling. For dampness, use 「湿潤」 or 「多湿」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 水気みずけや湿り気しめりけの少すくない、乾かわいた状態じょうたい。
2. 面白おもしろみや魅力みりょくのないこと。
3. かわく。かわいている。
4. かわかす。