JLPT N1 · Noun

流し (nagashi)

流し (ながし, nagashi) is a Japanese noun meaning “sink (e.g. in a kitchen)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ながし
Romaji: nagashi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

sink (e.g. in a kitchen) · noun
cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.) · noun taking の, noun
washing area (in a Japanese-style bath) · noun
back-washing service (in a public bath) · noun
floating (something on water); setting adrift; washing away · noun

Example sentences

ガラスのコップを流しにおこうとしたら手が滑って、ガシャッと割れた。

When I tried to set the glass down in the sink my hand slipped and it shattered to pieces.

Tatoeba #226194

彼は流しのタクシーを止めた。

He hailed a cruising taxi.

Tatoeba #99021

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 流し

流

current, a sink, flowリュウ・ル・なが.れる・なが.れ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 流し.

流行りゅうこうfashion流すながすto drain流れながれflow (of a fluid or gas)流れるながれるto stream流行るはやるto be popular流りゅうway一流いちりゅうfirst-class交流こうりゅうexchange (e.g. cultural)合流ごうりゅうconfluence (of rivers)流石さすがas one would expect電流でんりゅうelectric current流域りゅういきdrainage basin直流ちょくりゅうdirect current海流かいりゅうocean current

Source: JMdict entry 1552100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.