“Dry” in Japanese
Short answer
カスカス
kasukasu
Dry in Japanese is “カスカス” (kasukasu). Full meaning: dry, dried out, juiceless; barely, just, narrowly, with difficulty.
Other ways to say “Dry” in Japanese
乾式
kanshiki dry (method), dry-type, without using water
乾性
kansei dry, dryness, dry (pleurisy)
がさがさ
gasagasa rustling; dry, rough feeling, rough to the touch; rough (of a person), course, crude, unrefined, uncouth
乾いた
kawaita dry, parched
かすかす
kasukasu dry, dried out, juiceless; barely, just, narrowly, with difficulty
索然
sakuzen boring, dull, dry
ガザガザ
gazagaza rustling; dry, rough feeling, rough to the touch; rough (of a person), course, crude, unrefined, uncouth
ガサガサ
gasagasa rustling; dry, rough feeling, rough to the touch; rough (of a person), course, crude, unrefined, uncouth
カサカサ
kasakasa rustling; dry, rough feeling, rough to the touch; rough (of a person), course, crude, unrefined, uncouth
ばさばさ
basabasa rustling, flapping, fluttering; unkempt (hair, etc.), loose, dishevelled; dry
がざがざ
gazagaza rustling; dry, rough feeling, rough to the touch; rough (of a person), course, crude, unrefined, uncouth
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