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건조하다
건조하다
乾燥하다
[ geonjohada ]
「형용사」 Adjective
• dry; arid
Being dry without any water or humidity.
physical properties
consistency / hardness
• dry; formal
A passage, remark, etc., being emotionless and formal.
behaviour
negative
Type:
Hybrid
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
乾 (건)
–
to dry, to wither, to parch, heaven, sky (as in the Eight Trigrams, 乾卦)
燥 (조)
–
to dry up, to become dry, to parch, to wither
Other meanings of the word 건조하다
1
build; construct
2
dry; dehydrate
Neighboring words in the dictionary
거미
거북이
거실
거울
거위
거짓말쟁이
건강
건물
건조하다
건축
건축가
걸
걸음걸이
검
검다
검도
검버섯
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