干ほす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to air; to dry; to desiccate
I washed it this morning and hung it out to dry!
2. to drain (off)
3. to drink up
4. to deprive of a role, job, etc.
usu. in the passive
Kanji used
left to dry
Pitch accent
ほ
す
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to drink the cup dry
to bask in the sun lying flat on one's stomach
Examples (7 in total)
I'll wash it and hang it up to dry.
Shall I air out the futon?
We harvest the beans and dry them.
I washed it this morning and hung it out to dry!
I am in the middle of airing out the tatami mats.
If the weather clears up, let's air out the futons.
She probably went to take in the laundry that had been left out to dry.