kara-kara
Extremely dry with no moisture at all. Used for dry weather, a parched throat, or cracked earth.
💡During a drought — 'The ground is kara-kara, we need rain soon.'
雨が降らなくて地面がからからに乾いている。
The ground is kara-kara dry because it hasn't rained.
After weeks without rain, the soil was ___.
何週間も雨が降らず、土が○○に乾いている。