単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#893 most used

流す

ながす2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to let flow; to pour; to flush

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

I flush the toilet.

from Tatoeba · mochico

IN OTHER SENTENCES

You forgot to flush the toilet.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

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

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

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

godan verb · transitive

3

to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away

godan verb · transitive

4

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

godan verb · transitive

5

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

godan verb · transitive

6

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

godan verb · intransitive

7

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

godan verb · transitive

8

to forfeit (a pawn)

godan verb · transitive

9

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

godan verb · intransitive

10

to exile; to banish

godan verb · transitive

11

to hit (the ball) to the opposite field

godan verb · transitive

12

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

suffix · godan verb

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#893 most used

Written流す only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium