Nagashi

JLPT N1

流し (Nagashi) is a Japanese noun meaning “sink (e.g. in a kitchen), cruising (e.g. taxi), strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.), washing area (in a Japanese-style bath)”.

Meanings

  1. nounsink (e.g. in a kitchen)
  2. adjectival noun, nouncruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)
  3. nounwashing area (in a Japanese-style bath)
  4. nounback-washing service (in a public bath)
  5. nounfloating (something on water); setting adrift; washing away

Examples

  • He hailed a cruising taxi.

  • She put the dirty dishes in the sink.

  • Would you put the dishes in the sink?

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 流し

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