流し

Japanese
Kanji in this term
流
なが
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 流 (なが)す (nagasu).

Pronunciation

Noun

流し (hiragana ながし, rōmaji nagashi)

  1. flowing, running, draining
  2. sink, drain, basin
  3. draining floor (in a bathhouse)
  4. washing the clients' backs in bathhouses, or someone who does so
  5. (of entertainer) strolling, being migratory, or a strolling entertainer
  6. (of taxi) cruising around looking for passengers
  7. passing by

Derived terms
  • 流 (なが)し網 (いた) (nagashīta)
  • 流 (なが)し板 (いた) (nagashiita)
  • 流 (なが)し打 (う)ち (nagashiuchi)
  • 流 (なが)し枝 (えだ) (nagashieda)
  • 流 (なが)し舵 (かじ) (nagashikaji)
  • 流 (なが)し作場 (さくば) (nagashisakuba)
  • 流 (なが)し漉 (ず)き (nagashizuki)
  • 流 (なが)し素 (そう)麺 (めん) (nagashisōmen)
  • 流 (なが)し台 (だい) (nagashidai)
  • 流 (なが)し撮 (ど)り (nagashidori)
  • 流 (なが)し場 (ば) (nagashiba)
  • 流 (なが)し箱 (ばこ) (nagashibako)

Descendants
  • → English: nakasi
  • → Chinese: 那卡西 (nàkǎxī)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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