# 乾 dessicate

朝 (morning) + (rifle) + 乙 (second rank / girl)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

KAN |

## Mnemonic

| One morning, the girl took her rifle and shot Ghengis KHAN, then dessicated him and sold him as jerky.

## Kunyomi

( を ) かわ＊かす | to dessicate something - beef jerky or leather. Arid regions of the globe. ★★★★☆
( が ) かわ＊く | dried　（BOOBOO: unlike the OTHER かわく　（渇）, which applies to things which are normally wet, but are now dried out - ('My throat is dry!' or whatever), THIS かわく is said about things that are normally dry - such as paint, clay, dirt, sponge, beef jerky, etc.) ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

乾杯(かんぱい！) | Skoal! ★★★★☆ 乾 (dessicate) + 杯 (one cup of liquid) = 乾杯 (Skoal!) Cheers! Let's drink!
乾燥(かんそう) する | dry out ★★☆☆☆ to become dry or arid (weather or place) ; to dry out or desiccate.

## Synonyms

dry out 乾かす 干す 渇く
dry 乾 渇