乾く
かわく (kawaku)
to dry, to become dry
verb (godan)
Example
洗濯物がよく乾きました。
せんたくものがよくかわきました。
Sentakumono ga yoku kawakimashita.
The laundry dried well.
Commonly used for describing clothes drying, hair drying, or throat becoming dry. The transitive form is 乾かす (kawakasu).