干

ほし

drying

N1 #22,037

Also a form of

干るひる stem to dry (up)

Meanings

also 干し · 乾し · 乾

noun, prefix drying; dried

Its kanji

干カン · ほ.す、ほ.し-、-ぼ.し、ひ.る dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

In sentences

畑はたけは干ほし上あがり、土つちは割われる。 The fields dry up, and the soil cracks. #11027745