Word Meaning 干し固める

ほしかためる hoshikatameru

干し固める is read as ほしかためる (hoshikatameru) and means to dry until stiff.

Meaning

English

to dry until stiff

Reading

Kana

ほしかためる

Romaji

hoshikatameru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 140626 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

干る

ひる

to dry (up)

干上がる

ひあがる

to dry up

干す

ほす

to deprive of a role, job, etc.

干支

えと

12-year Chinese zodiac

干満

かんまん

ebb and flow

干物女

ひものおんな

young woman who has given up on love

干し場

ほしば

drying place

干し首

ほしくび

shrunken head

干物

ひもの

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

干し物

ほしもの

things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)

干死ぬ

ひしぬ

to starve to death

固める

かためる

to hold a bow fully drawn