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    3. 流す

    流す

    流ながす​

    to drain

    N3KMT5News #8+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab12 strokes

    ながす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to drain, to pour, to run, to let flow, to flush, to shed (blood, tears), to spill
    2.
    to float (e.g. logs down a river), to set adrift
    3.
    to wash away, to carry away, to sweep away
    4.
    to broadcast, to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker), to send (electricity through a wire)
    5.
    to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.), to spread, to distribute

    Verb, Intransitive

    6.
    to cruise (of a taxi), to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.), to go from place to place

    Verb, Transitive

    7.
    to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.), to call off, to reject (e.g. a bill)
    8.
    to forfeit (a pawn)

    Verb, Intransitive

    9.
    to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming), to do with ease, to do effortlessly

    Verb, Transitive

    10.
    to exile, to banish
    11.
    to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
    baseball

    Suffix, Verb

    12.
    to do inattentively, to do without concentrating, to put little effort into doing

    Verb, Transitive

    13.
    to cause a miscarriage, to abort

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    蛇じゃ口ぐちから水みずを流ながす。

    Turn on the water from the faucet.

    KMT3Daily Life
    お風ふ呂ろにお湯ゆを流ながす。

    Fill the bathtub with hot water.

    KMT4Daily LifeHome & Housing
    悲かなしくて涙なみだを流ながした。

    I shed tears because I was sad.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    店てん内ないには静しずかなジャズが流ながれていた。

    Quiet jazz was playing in the store.

    KMT5Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    彼かれは噂うわさを流ながして、会かい社しゃに混こん乱らんを引ひき起おこした。

    He spread rumors and caused confusion in the company.

    KMT6Daily LifeBusiness & Finance

    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
    す
    su
    Kana
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