干る

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
乾る

Etymology

Originally an upper bigrade verb () (fu) in the Nara period.[1] It shifted into the upper monograde conjugation later on before the modern period.

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Pronunciation

Verb

() (hiru) intransitive ichidan (stem () (hi), past () (hita))

Japanese verb pair
active ()
mediopassive ()
  1. to dry
    Synonym: 乾く (kawaku)

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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