- kawakasu to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate
Used in everyday conversation to talk about drying something you've washed or made wet, like clothes, hair, or dishes.
洗った髪をドライヤーで乾かす。
Aratta kami o doraiyā de kawakasu.
I dry my washed hair with a hairdryer.
雨の日は洗濯物を乾かすのに時間がかかる。
Ame no hi wa sentakumono o kawakasu no ni jikan ga kakaru.
On rainy days, it takes time to dry the laundry.
⚖️ Commonly confused with '乾く' (kawaku), which refers to the state of becoming dry, while '乾かす' is the action of making something dry.
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💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.
Found in a wide range of contexts. Useful for building reading and listening fluency.
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