ドライクリーニング

ドライクリーニング · doraikuriiningu · JLPT N1 · noun

dry cleaning

👔 Dry cleaning = doesn't use water: 'dry' means no water, so the clothes get cleaned with solvent instead.

Katakana 'ドライ' is English 'dry' and 'クリーニング' is 'cleaning', so the word is a plain English compound. Clothes are cleaned with chemical solvent, not water.

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