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燥 means 'dry up'
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Kun はしゃぐ parch, dry up
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By understanding 燥, you can talk about everything from dry skin and dehydration to dried fruit and dryers. You'll be able to say, "We preserve shiitake mushrooms by drying them," and you'll know terms for "instant miso," "sun-dried mackerel," and "powdered milk," as well as "arid land" and "dry season." With 燥 you can even have a good time, as that's a minor meaning!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 燥 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 燥 is used 36 times, read 2 ways.
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noun, 'suru' verb
dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation(click the word for examples and links)
はしゃぐ
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Most common form: はしゃぐ
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits (often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
An additional 操 less common words include 燥 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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