N3872/1669

なが

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbintransitive verbbaseballsuffix

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Meanings

  • 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
  • to cruise (of a taxi), to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.), to go from place to place
  • to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.), to call off, to reject (e.g. a bill)
  • to forfeit (a pawn)
  • to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming), to do with ease, to do effortlessly
  • to exile, to banish
  • to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
  • to do inattentively, to do without concentrating, to put little effort into doing
  • to cause a miscarriage, to abort

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょかなしい映画えいがて、なみだながした

She shed tears while watching a sad movie.

台所だいどころ排水口はいすいぐちみずながしてください。

Please run water down the kitchen drain.

店内てんないにはゆったりとした音楽おんがくながされていた。

Relaxing music was being played inside the store.

大雨おおあめはしながされてしまい、むら孤立こりつした。

The bridge was swept away by heavy rain, and the village became isolated.

かれはそのうわさ会社中かいしゃじゅうながつもりはなかったが、づいたときには手遅ておくれだった。

He had no intention of spreading the rumor throughout the company, but by the time he realized it, it was too late.