NichiDict

流す

N3
ながす
[nagasu]
Illustration for 流す

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

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

2.GodanTransitive

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

3.GodanTransitive

to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away

4.GodanTransitive

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

5.GodanTransitive

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

6.GodanIntransitive

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

7.GodanTransitive

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

8.GodanTransitive

to forfeit (a pawn)

9.GodanIntransitive

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

10.GodanTransitive

to exile; to banish

11.GodanTransitive

baseballto hit (the ball) to the opposite field

12.SuffixGodan

to do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing

13.GodanTransitive

to cause a miscarriage; to abort

Examples

蛇口から水を流して食器を洗いました。

I washed the dishes by running water from the faucet.

お盆の夜、家族で灯籠を川に流した

On the night of Obon, our family floated paper lanterns down the river.

悲しいニュースを聞いて涙を流しました

I shed tears upon hearing the sad news.