流し

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
なが
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (なが) (nagasu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(なが) (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

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Descendants

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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN