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流す

ながす

Readings

ながす

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5s, vtto drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill
  2. 2.
    v5s, vtto float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift
  3. 3.
    v5s, vtto wash away; to carry away; to sweep away
  4. 4.
    v5s, vtto broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire)
  5. 5.
    v5s, vtto circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute
  6. 6.
    v5s, vito cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place
  7. 7.
    v5s, vtto cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill)
  8. 8.
    v5s, vtto forfeit (a pawn)
  9. 9.
    v5s, vito do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly
  10. 10.
    v5s, vtto exile; to banish
  11. 11.
    v5s, vtto hit (the ball) to the opposite field
  12. 12.
    suf, v5sto do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing
  13. 13.
    v5s, vtto cause a miscarriage; to abort

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流すながす

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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