1.
to dry, to air out
To expose something to air or sun to remove moisture.
干す means to dry something by exposing it to air or sun.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Pair: 乾く (intransitive, to dry)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 洗濯物を干す: to hang laundry to dry
- 布団を干す: to air out a futon
- 干し物: things hung out to dry
- 干し竿: drying pole
RELATED WORDS:
- 干物: dried fish
- 干しぶどう: raisins (dried grapes)
- 梅干し: pickled plum
The kanji 干す relates to drying/draining.
Related Words
Pair verb:
乾く (intransitive)