あらう – Vocabulary details

あらう

Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)

1. to wash; to cleanse; to rinse

2. to inquire into; to investigate

3. to purify (one's heart)

4. to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep

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to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood

to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

to be jostling against each other

if a cat washes its face, rain is coming

extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse

if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming

顔かおをあらいなさい。

Wash your face.

身体からだをあらいたい。

I want to wash myself.

お皿さらはあらった？

Have you washed the dishes?

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