アライ
Meanings
Noun
1. washing
2. sashimi chilled in iced water
Pitch accent
ライ
Used in vocabulary (32 in total)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
washing-up; dish-washing
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
freshly washed
dishwashing; doing dishes
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
faded from washing
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl
washing by rubbing (clothes, hands, etc.)
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
(arch.) exchanging clothing at the time of laundering; (money) laundering; moving average method of valuation; reassessing
cleansing powder
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
prewashing
prewashing; preliminary washing
event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
ford; low-level crossing
washing only the soiled part (of a garment)
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
marking to market
preparing food (esp. fish) by rinsing it with vinegar
simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremony
ramrod; cleaning rod
Examples (1 in total)
I have just washed all the dishes.