"流す" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [na̠ɡa̠sɨ]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|ながす|tr=trans|type=1}} 流(なが)す • (nagasu) transitive godan (stem 流(なが)し (nagashi), past 流(なが)した (nagashita)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|なが|4-s}} Forms: 流す transitive godan [canonical] (ruby: (なが)), nagasu [romanization], 流し [stem] (ruby: (なが)), 流した [past] (ruby: (なが)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 流さ [irrealis, stem], ながさ [irrealis, stem], nagasa [irrealis, stem], 流し [continuative, stem], ながし [continuative, stem], nagasi [continuative, stem], 流す [stem, terminative], ながす [stem, terminative], nagasu [stem, terminative], 流す [attributive, stem], ながす [attributive, stem], nagasu [attributive, stem], 流せ [realis, stem], ながせ [realis, stem], nagase [realis, stem], 流せ [imperative, stem], ながせ [imperative, stem], nagase [imperative, stem], 流さず [negative], ながさず [negative], nagasazu [negative], 流せど [contrastive], ながせど [contrastive], nagasedo [contrastive], 流せば [causative], ながせば [causative], nagaseba [causative], 流さば [conditional], ながさば [conditional], nagasaba [conditional], 流しき [past], ながしき [past], nagasiki [past], 流しけり [past], ながしけり [past], nagasikeri [past], 流しつ [perfect], ながしつ [perfect], nagasitu [perfect], 流しぬ [perfect], ながしぬ [perfect], nagasinu [perfect], 流せり [continuative, perfect], 流したり [continuative, perfect], ながせり [continuative, perfect], ながしたり [continuative, perfect], nagaseri [continuative, perfect], nagasitari [continuative, perfect], 流さむ [volitional], ながさむ [volitional], nagasamu [volitional]
  1. to make or let (a fluid) flow
    Sense id: en-流す-ja-verb-xGwrXXV6
  2. to produce, release (a fluid) from the body
    Sense id: en-流す-ja-verb-c1h6kMnB Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 8 10 8 15 11 17 8 10 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 4 11 4 26 5 10 6 10 24
  3. to cancel
    Sense id: en-流す-ja-verb-PgyYY5gx
  4. to flush (something) down the toilet
    Sense id: en-流す-ja-verb-9NEV9IFp Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 3 32 4 6 3 9 35 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 8 10 8 15 11 17 8 10 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 4 11 4 26 5 10 6 10 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 5 4 38 6 8 4 5 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 1 4 1 57 3 3 1 5 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 6 4 29 6 11 4 7 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 6 4 32 6 10 4 5 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 3 40 3 5 3 3 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 2 42 3 5 2 3 38
  5. to rinse
    Sense id: en-流す-ja-verb-UuBWHInS Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 8 10 8 15 11 17 8 10 12
  6. to wash away; to destroy by fast-moving water
    Sense id: en-流す-ja-verb-61XNC45J Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 9 11 9 9 10 18 9 12 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 8 10 8 15 11 17 8 10 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 9 11 9 9 11 20 9 10 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 9 11 9 9 12 19 9 10 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 6 4 29 6 11 4 7 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 6 4 32 6 10 4 5 27
  7. to play (music)
    Sense id: en-流す-ja-verb-PrlzgyNz
  8. (usually passive voice) to exert influence over someone's immediate actions
    Sense id: en-流す-ja-verb-VWKMFpKW Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 4 11 4 26 5 10 6 10 24
  9. to cruise around looking for customers
    Sense id: en-流す-ja-verb-8fH2CpP1 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 3 32 4 6 3 9 35 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 8 10 8 15 11 17 8 10 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 4 11 4 26 5 10 6 10 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 6 4 29 6 11 4 7 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 6 4 32 6 10 4 5 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 3 40 3 5 3 3 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 2 42 3 5 2 3 38
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "流す transitive godan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "流",
          "なが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流し",
      "roman": "nagashi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "流",
          "なが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流した",
      "roman": "nagashita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "流",
          "なが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流せど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流さば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagaseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流さむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ながす",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "流(なが)す • (nagasu) transitive godan (stem 流(なが)し (nagashi), past 流(なが)した (nagashita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "なが",
        "2": "4-s"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to make or let (a fluid) flow"
      ],
      "id": "en-流す-ja-verb-xGwrXXV6",
      "links": [
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "to sweat",
          "roman": "ase o nagasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "汗",
              "あせ"
            ],
            [
              "流",
              "なが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "汗を流す",
          "translation": "to sweat"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to produce, release (a fluid) from the body"
      ],
      "id": "en-流す-ja-verb-c1h6kMnB",
      "links": [
        [
          "produce",
          "produce"
        ],
        [
          "release",
          "release"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cancel"
      ],
      "id": "en-流す-ja-verb-PgyYY5gx",
      "links": [
        [
          "cancel",
          "cancel"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
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          "english": "to flush a dump down the toilet",
          "roman": "unko o nagasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "流",
              "なが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "うんこを流す",
          "translation": "to flush a dump down the toilet",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to flush (something) down the toilet"
      ],
      "id": "en-流す-ja-verb-9NEV9IFp",
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        [
          "flush",
          "flush"
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          "toilet",
          "toilet"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "english": "to rinse someone's back",
          "roman": "hito no senaka o nagasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "背中",
              "せなか"
            ],
            [
              "流",
              "なが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "人の背中を流す",
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to rinse"
      ],
      "id": "en-流す-ja-verb-UuBWHInS",
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          "rinse"
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          "english": "houses washed away by a tsunami",
          "roman": "tsunami ni nagasareta kaoku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "津波",
              "つなみ"
            ],
            [
              "流",
              "なが"
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            [
              "家屋",
              "かおく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "津波に流された家屋",
          "translation": "houses washed away by a tsunami",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to wash away; to destroy by fast-moving water"
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        [
          "wash away",
          "wash away"
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        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
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          "english": "to play background music",
          "roman": "bī-jī-emu o nagasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "BGM",
              "ビージーエム"
            ],
            [
              "流",
              "なが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "BGMを流す",
          "translation": "to play background music",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to play (music)"
      ],
      "id": "en-流す-ja-verb-PrlzgyNz",
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "english": "to be subservient to one's emotions",
          "literal_meaning": "to be swept away by emotions",
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              "感情",
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              "流",
              "なが"
            ]
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          "text": "感情に流される",
          "translation": "to be subservient to one's emotions",
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        }
      ],
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        "to exert influence over someone's immediate actions"
      ],
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        [
          "exert",
          "exert"
        ],
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          "influence",
          "influence"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "usually passive voice",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually passive voice) to exert influence over someone's immediate actions"
      ]
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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              3,
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              22,
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          "english": "to cruise around town looking for customers in a taxi",
          "roman": "takushī de machi o nagasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "街",
              "まち"
            ],
            [
              "流",
              "なが"
            ]
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          "text": "タクシーで街を流す",
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        "to cruise around looking for customers"
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          "looking for",
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    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ɡa̠sɨ]"
    },
    {
      "other": "ながす"
    }
  ],
  "word": "流す"
}
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      "form": "流す transitive godan",
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      "form": "nagasu",
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      "form": "流した",
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        "past"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
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      "form": "流さ",
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        "irrealis",
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      "form": "ながさ",
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        "irrealis",
        "stem"
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      "form": "nagasa",
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        "irrealis",
        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "流し",
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        "continuative",
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      "form": "ながし",
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      "form": "nagasi",
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      "form": "流す",
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      "form": "ながす",
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        "stem",
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    },
    {
      "form": "nagasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流す",
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        "attributive",
        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "ながす",
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      "form": "nagasu",
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        "attributive",
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    {
      "form": "流せ",
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        "realis",
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      "form": "ながせ",
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        "realis",
        "stem"
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      "form": "nagase",
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      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
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    },
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      "form": "流せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "ながせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "nagase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "流さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "流せど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
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    {
      "form": "ながせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "contrastive"
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      "form": "nagasedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ながせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "nagaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流さば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ながさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
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      "form": "nagasitu",
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      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "流しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ながしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "nagasinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "continuative",
        "perfect"
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    {
      "form": "流したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect"
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      "form": "ながせり",
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        "perfect"
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      "form": "ながしたり",
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        "perfect"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nagaseri",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagasitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "流さむ",
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      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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    },
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      "form": "ながさむ",
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      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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      "form": "nagasamu",
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        "to make or let (a fluid) flow"
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        "to produce, release (a fluid) from the body"
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          "produce"
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          "release",
          "release"
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        "to cancel"
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          "cancel"
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          "text": "うんこを流す",
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      "glosses": [
        "to flush (something) down the toilet"
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          "flush",
          "flush"
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          "toilet",
          "toilet"
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          "english": "to rinse someone's back",
          "roman": "hito no senaka o nagasu",
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              "人",
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              "背中",
              "せなか"
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              "流",
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          "text": "人の背中を流す",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to rinse"
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      "links": [
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          "english": "houses washed away by a tsunami",
          "roman": "tsunami ni nagasareta kaoku",
          "ruby": [
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              "つなみ"
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              "流",
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          "text": "津波に流された家屋",
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        "to wash away; to destroy by fast-moving water"
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        [
          "wash away",
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          "destroy",
          "destroy"
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          "water"
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          "english": "to play background music",
          "roman": "bī-jī-emu o nagasu",
          "ruby": [
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              "BGM",
              "ビージーエム"
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              "流",
              "なが"
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          "translation": "to play background music",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "to play (music)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
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          "english": "to be subservient to one's emotions",
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            [
              "感情",
              "かんじょう"
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              "流",
              "なが"
            ]
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          "text": "感情に流される",
          "translation": "to be subservient to one's emotions",
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        }
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        "to exert influence over someone's immediate actions"
      ],
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        [
          "exert",
          "exert"
        ],
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          "influence",
          "influence"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "usually passive voice",
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        "(usually passive voice) to exert influence over someone's immediate actions"
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          "english": "to cruise around town looking for customers in a taxi",
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          "ruby": [
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              "街",
              "まち"
            ],
            [
              "流",
              "なが"
            ]
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          "text": "タクシーで街を流す",
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        }
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        "to cruise around looking for customers"
      ],
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        [
          "cruise",
          "cruise"
        ],
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          "looking for",
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    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ɡa̠sɨ]"
    },
    {
      "other": "ながす"
    }
  ],
  "word": "流す"
}

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