アライ
Meanings
Noun
1. 洗うこと。
2. 魚の刺身を冷水で洗って身を縮らせたもの。夏の季語。
Pitch accent
ライ
Used in vocabulary (32 in total)
① 手を洗う場所、手水場。② 便所の婉曲表現。
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
① 手を洗うこと。② 便所。③ 洗濯機を使わずに、手で汚れを落とすこと。
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
① 水で汚れを落とすこと。
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
① 和服などを、解かずに丸ごと洗うこと。
washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl
① 洗い物を手で揉んで、汚れを落とすこと。
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
① 筆の穂先を洗うための器。
(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.