ながす – Vocabulary details

ながす

Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)

1. to drain; to pour; to spill; to shed (blood, tears)

2. to wash away

3. to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to broadcast; to beam

4. to cruise (e.g. taxi)

5. to float; to set adrift

6. to call off (a meeting, etc.)

7. to exile; to banish

な

が

す

to wash away

to wash away

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

流りゅう行こうにながされないことにしたわ。

I've decided to not be swayed by the trends.

電でん線せんは電でん気きをながす。

Wires carry electricity.

ナポレオンはセントヘレナ島とうへながされた。

Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena.

jpdb beta