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Keyword
dry
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig502
Readings
かわ
(50%)
かん
(36%)
けん
(7%)
ほ
(1%)
Composed of
十
ten
早
early
乞
beg
Mnemonic

You are ten minutes too early for your appointment, and it's raining outside. Only ten minutes left, so what do you do? Do you want to keep dry? If so then you'll have to beg the right people to let you in early.

Used in vocabulary (205 in total)
to get dry
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
202 more...
Examples (33 in total)
Dry sand absorbs water.
My mouth was dry.
The clothes aren't dry.
The clothes aren't dry yet.
Take off your wet clothes and change into something dry.
Are my clothes dry yet?
My shirt isn't dry yet.
It's not dry at all.
Bring me a dry towel.
Let's drink a toast to our friends!
They raised their glasses and toasted to their success.
The air is dry today.
Are your lips dry?
Hot, dry areas will become hotter and drier.
Are my socks dry yet?
Are my socks dry already?
The laundry isn't dry yet.
If the laundry is dry, bring it in.
Dry wood burns quickly.
Why are you drying your hair?
She washed the dishes, then she dried them.
The wet shirt will soon dry up.
The paint on the door is not dry yet.
The paint hasn't dried yet.
Let's toast the guest of honor!
The fruits are dried in the sun.
I'm looking for batteries.
In Thailand it has already become too dry to grow rice in some parts of the country.
In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.
The dry season will set in soon.
The dry season there will set in soon.
It's the dry season here.
Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.