Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 流す(ながす) in Japanese

流す
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
ながす
Romaji
nagasu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to drain; to pour; to spill; to shed (blood, tears)
    Example sentence
    「あっそ」と流すのもよし、本気にするのもよし。 You can let it slide with a "oh?" or you can take it seriously.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to wash away
    Example sentence
    もちろん冗談と思って彼は「あっそ」と流していましたけどかなり嫌だったそうです。（ってゆうか冗談でもそんなこと言うな！） Of course he thought it was a joke and let it slide with a "hm?" but he was seriously annoyed. (I mean, just don't say things like that even as a joke!)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to broadcast; to beam
    Example sentence
    浮き名を流したものだ。 His romance was the talk of the town.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to cruise (e.g. taxi)
    Example sentence
    彼女は彼の死にそら涙を流した。 She shed crocodile tears over his death.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to float; to set adrift
    Example sentence
    彼女は情に流されやすい。 She is easily moved to emotion.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to call off (a meeting, etc.)
    Example sentence
    彼女は汚れた皿を流しに浸けた。 She put the dirty dishes in the sink.

Examples of 流す, ながす in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
流す
Plain Polite
流します
Negative
流さない
Negative Polite
流しません

Past

Plain
流した
Plain Polite
流しました
Negative
流さなかった
Negative Polite
流しませんでした

Te

Plain
流して
Plain Polite
流しまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
流される
Plain Polite
流されます
Negative
流されない
Negative Polite
流されません
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Kanji in this word

流 JLPT 3

10 strokes

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

On'Yomi: リュウ, ル

Kun'Yomi: なが.れる, なが.れ, なが.す, -なが.す

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