乾く

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 乾く, read かわく, is an intransitive verb joining the drying stem 乾 with ending く.
• Basic usage: It is an intransitive verb for moisture leaving and something becoming dry, as in 洗濯物が乾く.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Grammar and combinations
  • The transitive verb for drying something is 乾かす; with 乾く, the item becoming dry takes が.