Meaning of 流し(ながし) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 流し JLPT 1

Kana Reading ながし

Romaji nagashi

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

sink
Parts of speech

nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`

Meaning

cruising (e.g. taxi)

Example Sentences

流し, ながし used in context

流し(ながし)の横(よこ)にお皿(おさら)を積んで(つむ)おいて(おく)くだされば(くださる)、後で(あとで)私(わたし)が洗います。

If you stack the dishes up by the sink, I'll do them later.
彼(あれ)は流し(ながし)のタクシーを止めた(とめる)。

He hailed a cruising taxi.
今日(きょう)の午後(ごご)、流し(ながし)を直す(なおす)ことができます(できる)。

I am able to fix the sink this afternoon.
この２日間(ふつかかん)皿洗い(さらあらい)する時間(じかん)もないよ。キッチンの流し(ながし)に山積み(やまづみ)している(する)よ。

I haven't had time to do the dishes for two days; they are in a pile in the kitchen sink.
ガラスのコップを流し(ながし)におこうとしたら(する)手が滑って(てがすべる)、ガシャッと割れた(われる)。

When I tried to set the glass down in the sink my hand slipped and it shattered to pieces.
お皿(おさら)を流し(ながし)に置いてもらえますか。

Would you put the dishes in the sink?

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流 JLPT 3

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

On: リュウ, ル

Kun: なが.れる, なが.れ, なが.す, -なが.す

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