流す (ながす) : drain; float — JLPT N3

A word to remember

THE WORD · N3

流すながす

drain; float

Verbe · Suffix · Group 1 verb

たくさんの家いえが洪水こうずいで流ながされた。

Many houses were swept away by the flood.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: bunbuku · French : mouche

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive · Intransitive · Suffix

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: transitive and intransitive (as per meaning)

English dictionary meanings

to drain
to pour
to run
to let flow
to flush
to shed (blood, tears)
to spill
to float (e.g. logs down a river)
to set adrift
to wash away
to carry away
to sweep away
to broadcast
to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker)
to send (electricity through a wire)
to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.)
to spread
to distribute
to cruise (of a taxi)
to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.)
to go from place to place
to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.)
to call off
to reject (e.g. a bill)
to forfeit (a pawn)
to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming)
to do with ease
to do effortlessly
to exile
to banish
to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
to do inattentively
to do without concentrating
to put little effort into doing
to cause a miscarriage
to abort

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流すながす

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