Japanese symbol for “dry”
ドライ
ドライ
Romaji: dorai
dry
In Japanese, dry is ドライ (dorai).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n dry
- adj-na, n dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; matter-of-fact; businesslike; practical
- adj-na, n dry (of alcohol)
Other Japanese words for “dry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乾かす | かわかす kawakasu | to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate |
| 干す | ほす hosu | to air; to dry; to desiccate |
| 拭く | ふく fuku | to wipe; to dry |
| 乾式 | かんしき kanshiki | dry (method); dry-type; without using water |
| 乾性 | かんせい kansei | dry; dryness; dry (pleurisy) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dry”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.