乾燥かんそう

kansou

dry, arid, dehydrated

Example sentence

乾燥した空気のせいで痛んだノドや鼻の粘膜は、風邪のウイルスが入り込みやすくなってしまいます。暖房器具で寒さ対策、加湿器で乾燥対策をしっかり行なうことが肝要です。

Throat and nose membranes hurt by dry air allow cold viruses to enter more easily. It is important to carry out sensible counter plans against the cold with heaters and against the dryness with humidifiers.

Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

Kanji in 乾燥

乾

drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor

燥

parch, dry up

Sentences with 乾燥

Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
乾く	N4	かわく	かわくto get dry
乾かす	N3	かわかす	かわかすto dry
乾杯	N2	かんぱい	かんぱいCheers! (a toast)
乾電池	N2	かんでんち	かんでんちdry cell, battery

More Weather & Climate words

Word	Reading	Meaning
炎	ほのお	ほのおflame
嵐	あらし	あらしstorm
気温	きおん	きおんtemperature (weather - not used for things)
温度	おんど	おんどtemperature
雷	かみなり	かみなりthunder
火災	かさい	かさいconflagration, fire
煙	けむり	けむりsmoke, fumes
気候	きこう	きこうclimate

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