流す | Japanese meaning

流す【ながす】

Frequency rank: 1,502.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

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

Godan verb with 'su' ending; intransitive verb

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

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

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

Godan verb with 'su' ending; intransitive verb

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

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to exile; to banish
to hit (the ball) to the opposite fieldbaseball

suffix; Godan verb with 'su' ending

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

Forms

流す【ながす】Frequency rank: 1,502.
ながすFrequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.

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

This usage of 流す is for letting liquid move or flow from one place to another. It can refer to draining, pouring, or spilling liquids.

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Bleeding is painful.

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Let's pour some tea into a cup.

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

This usage involves letting something float on water or setting it adrift, like logs on a river.

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Floating wood in the river.

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It's fun to set a paper boat adrift.

to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away

This usage is about washing, carrying, or sweeping things away with the flow of water.

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The tsunami washed away the town.

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I saw the rain carrying away the mud.

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

This usage refers to broadcasting, playing music through a loudspeaker, or sending electricity through a wire.

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They broadcast a new show on the radio every week.

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Playing music at the concert venue.

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

This usage is about circulating rumors, spreading information, or distributing things like flyers.

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The rumor spread throughout the school.

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Please spread important information quickly.

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

This usage involves cruising in a taxi, strolling around to find customers or an audience, or moving from place to place.

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The taxi is cruising through the night streets.

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He is strolling around looking for customers.

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

This usage is about canceling plans, meetings, or rejecting something like a bill.

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I want to avoid canceling the meeting.

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I have to explain the reason for rejecting the bill.

to forfeit (a pawn)

This usage is specific to forfeiting or surrendering a pawn in a game or competition.

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Forfeiting a pawn in chess.

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

This usage refers to doing activities leisurely, with ease, or effortlessly.

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He is jogging leisurely.

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I swam effortlessly while enjoying it.

to exile; to banish

This usage is related to exiling or banishing someone from a place or community.

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Exiling someone from the country.

to hit (the ball) to the opposite field

This usage is about hitting a ball, such as in baseball, to the opposite field.

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In baseball, I hit the ball to the opposite field and advanced the runner.

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

This usage is when something is done inattentively, without focusing, or with little effort.

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She always reads a book while going through the documents.

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If you do your job too carelessly, problems will arise.

Generated collocations (experimental)

きごう(きごう)to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spillto shed tearsto play musicto spread a rumorto let water flowflowing somen (a Japanese noodle dish served on a bamboo chute)to be carried away; to be swept awayto cancel a planto leave (something) running (e.g., water)to do something inattentivelyto shed bloodto cruise for passengersto do leisurely with easeto joke aroundto broadcast soundto skim readsink (kitchen sink)

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