干す

What it means

干す means to dry something by removing moisture, typically by air or sunlight; it describes the act of exposing an item to air or sun until it becomes dry, usually with a direct object.

Main meanings

• to dry something by removing moisture, typically using air or sunlight
• to hang out or spread items so they become dry, such as clothing or laundry
• to dry foods or natural products as part of processing, e.g., fish or vegetables

How to use it

Used as a transitive verb in casual and polite speech to describe removing moisture from an object by air exposure; common with laundry, foods, and various materials; conjugates into forms such as 干します (polite) and 干して (te-form); typical contexts include drying clothes after washing, sun-drying foods, and air-drying herbs and vegetables.