What does 乾燥 mean?
乾燥 is a Japanese noun meaning “dry, arid, dehydrated” in English. It can also be translated as “insipidity” depending on context. It is written as 乾燥 in kanji, かんそう in hiragana, and kansou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
椎茸を乾燥させて保存します。
We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.