Meanings
Noun
1. sail
Kanji used
sail
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
sailcloth; canvas
white sail
sight of a sail (in the distance)
reefing a sail; bringing in a sail
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
close-haul; reach; reefed sail
rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine
sail with the wind at its back; aback
Vela (constellation); the Sails
rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)
Examples (4 in total)
The sails fluttered in the wind.
The wind blew against the sail.
God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.