なが
Meanings
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
Kanji used
current (in a fluid)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
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)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
Examples (11 in total)
I've decided to not be swayed by the trends.
Wires carry electricity.
Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena.
Newspapers distribute information to the public.
The bridge was washed away by the flood.
The rain washed away the soil.
Don't forget to flush the toilet.
Several houses were carried away by the great flood.
Several bridges have been damaged or swept away.
He decided to put the murder trial first in the evening news.
The police charged him with leaking information to a neighboring country.