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N3 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

うがいgargling, rinsing one's mouth

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      gargling, rinsing one's mouth

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    嗽 【うがい】漱 【うがい】

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    Examples

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      (いえ)(かえ)ってきたらちゃんとうがいをしましょう。

      Let's gargle properly when we get home.

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      このうがい使(つか)(くすり)はかなり効果(こうか)があると()いた。

      I heard that the medicine used in this mouthwash is quite effective.

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      (はは)があまりにうがいをしろとうるさいので(あきら)めてうがいをすることにした。

      My mother was so insistent that I gargle that I gave up and decided to gargle.

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      (そと)から(かえ)ってきたならうがいをしなさい!」「さっきしたばかりだってば!」

      A: 'Gargle when you come back from outside!' B: 'I just did!'

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      いくらうがい風邪(かぜ)予防(よぼう)効果(こうか)があるといっても(いち)(にち)(じゅっ)(かい)はやり()ぎだと(おも)うよ。

      Even if gargling is effective in preventing colds, I think ten times a day is too much.

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