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ไนพ

Dry

ใ‹ใ‚ (ใ), ใ‹ใ‚ (ใ‹ใ™)

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

Japan's rainy season is followed by many sunny days, and laundry hanging outside to ไนพใ (kawaku), or dry, is a common sight across the country.

Memory Trick

Imagine wet clothes hanging under the bright sun until every drop of water disappears. That's exactly what ไนพ meansโ€”to dry.

Readings

Onyomi: ใ‚ซใƒณ (kan)

Kunyomi: ใ‹ใ‚ (ใ), ใ‹ใ‚ (ใ‹ใ™)

Example Words

ไนพใ
ใ‹ใ‚ใ (kawaku)
To dry
ไนพใ‹ใ™
ใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใ™ (kawakasu)
To dry something
ไนพ็‡ฅ
ใ‹ใ‚“ใใ† (kansou)
Dryness
ไนพ้›ปๆฑ 
ใ‹ใ‚“ใงใ‚“ใก (kandenchi)
Dry battery

Example Sentence

ๆด—ๆฟฏ็‰ฉ ใŒ ใ‚‚ใ† ไนพใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใ›ใ‚“ใŸใใ‚‚ใฎ ใŒ ใ‚‚ใ† ใ‹ใ‚ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

sentakumono ga mou kawakimashita

The laundry has already dried.

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