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    3. 流し

    流し

    流ながし​

    sink (e.g. in a kitchen)

    N1KMT6News #14+1CoreFood & DiningMusic & EntertainmentHome & HousingKanji Vocab11 strokes

    ながし

    Noun

    1.
    sink (e.g. in a kitchen)

    Noun, Particle

    2.
    cruising (e.g. taxi), strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)

    Noun

    3.
    washing area (in a Japanese-style bath)
    4.
    back-washing service (in a public bath)
    5.
    floating (something on water), setting adrift, washing away

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    台だい所どころの流ながしをきれいにした。

    I cleaned the kitchen sink.

    KMT4Home & HousingFood & Dining
    食しょく事じの後あと、皿さらを流ながしで洗あらった。

    After the meal, I washed the dishes in the sink.

    KMT5Home & HousingFood & Dining
    彼かれはバーでギターを弾ひく流ながしとして生せい計けいを立たてている。

    He makes a living as a strolling musician playing guitar at bars.

    KMT6Music & EntertainmentWork & Career
    昔むかし、流ながしの歌か手しゅが町まちから町まちへと歌 い歩あるいた。

    In the past, strolling singers walked from town to town, singing.

    KMT6Music & EntertainmentHistory
    祭まつりの夜よる、提ちょう灯ちんが川かわの流ながしに沿そってゆっくりと流ながれていった。

    On the night of the festival, lanterns slowly floated down the river.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsNature & Environment

    Characters that make up this word

    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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