Vocab Info
N3 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Suffix
流すto drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears), to wash away, to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam, to cruise (e.g. taxi), to float, to set adrift, to call off (a meeting, etc.)
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to drain, to pour, to run, to let flow, to flush, to shed (blood, tears), to spill
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to float (e.g. logs down a river), to set adrift
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to wash away, to carry away, to sweep away
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to broadcast, to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker), to send (electricity through a wire)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5.
to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.), to spread, to distribute
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
6.
to cruise (of a taxi), to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.), to go from place to place
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
7.
to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.), to call off, to reject (e.g. a bill)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
8.
to forfeit (a pawn)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
9.
to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming), to do with ease, to do effortlessly
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
10.
to exile, to banish
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
11.
to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
BaseballSuffix, Godan verb with 'su' ending
12.
to do inattentively, to do without concentrating, to put little effort into doing
after the -masu stem of a verb
All Forms
流す 【ながす】
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
な
が
す
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赤ちゃんが涎を流しています。
The baby is spilling drool. (Drooling)
トイレの水を流すボタンはどれですか?
Which button flushes the toilet?
ジムで沢山汗をかいたから早くシャワーで汗を流したいな〜。
I've sweated a lot at the gym, so I want to take a shower and wash away the sweat quickly.
昔は悪い事をした罪人を本土から離れている島に流していたそうだ。
In the past, it is said that they used to exile criminals who committed wrongdoing to remote islands away from the mainland.
何事にも慎重な私の母や父が根拠のないデマに流される事は滅多にありません。
My cautious parents rarely get swayed by baseless rumors.
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