Vocab Info

N3 う-verb (す), Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Suffix

(なが)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.)

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to drain, to pour, to run, to let flow, to flush, to shed (blood, tears), to spill

      2. 2.

        to float (e.g. logs down a river), to set adrift

      3. 3.

        to wash away, to carry away, to sweep away

      4. 4.

        to broadcast, to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker), to send (electricity through a wire)

      5. 5.

        to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.), to spread, to distribute

    2. う-verb (す), Intransitive verb

      1. 6.

        to cruise (of a taxi), to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.), to go from place to place

    3. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 7.

        to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.), to call off, to reject (e.g. a bill)

      2. 8.

        to forfeit (a pawn)

    4. う-verb (す), Intransitive verb

      1. 9.

        to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming), to do with ease, to do effortlessly

    5. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 10.

        to exile, to banish

      2. 11.

        to hit (the ball) to the opposite field

        Baseball
    6. Suffix, う-verb (す)

      1. 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】

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    Examples

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      (あか)ちゃんが(よだれ)(なが)しています。

      The baby is spilling drool. (Drooling)

      • N3

      トイレの(みず)(なが)ボタンはどれですか?

      Which button flushes the toilet?

      • N3

      ジムで沢山(たくさん)(あせ)をかいたから(はや)くシャワーで(あせ)(なが)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.

      • N3

      (むかし)(わる)(こと)をした罪人(ざいにん)本土(ほんど)から(はな)れている(しま)(なが)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.

      • N3

      何事(なにごと)にも慎重(しんちょう)(わたし)(はは)(ちち)根拠(こんきょ)のないデマに(なが)される(こと)滅多(めった)にありません。

      My cautious parents rarely get swayed by baseless rumors.

      • N2
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