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Illustration of 干す

干ほす

ほす hosu Play N2 Godan verb Transitive

風や日光に当てて、物を乾かす。 to air; to dry; to desiccate; to drain (off); to drink up

Example 1

この座布団ざぶとんを干ほして下ください。

Please air the zabuton.

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Example 2

天気てんきがよいときには寝具しんぐを干ほしなさい。

Air the bedclothes when the weather is good.

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Kanji breakdown

干

N2

dry; parch; ebb; recede; interfere; intercede

On reading
カン
Kun reading
ほ.す、ほ.し-、-ぼ.し、ひ.る
Radical
干
Illustration of 干し物
N1

ほしもの

dried washing (clothes)

Illustration of 干渉
N1

かんしょう

interference; intervention

Illustration of 梅干
N1

うめぼし

dried plum

Illustration of 若干
N1

じゃっかん

some; few; number of