流ながす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

float downstream; set adrift

Used when someone lets an object ride on a current or drift away, such as logs in a river or a small boat on the water.

• 昔むかしは川かわに丸まる太たを流ながして運はこんだ。

  In the past, logs were floated down the river for transport.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

wash away; carry away; sweep away

Usually describes water, floods, or a strong current carrying something off. Passive forms such as 流される are especially natural.

• 大おお雨あめで橋はしが流ながされた。

  The bridge was washed away by the heavy rain.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

broadcast; play over speakers; send through

Extends the idea of flow to sound, images, signals, or electricity being sent through a medium or system.

• 店てん内ないに静しずかな音おん楽がくを流ながしている。

  They are playing quiet music inside the shop.

• そのニュースは夜よるの番ばん組ぐみで流ながされた。

  The news was broadcast on the evening program.

• この線せんに強つよい電でん流りゅうを流ながさないでください。

  Please do not send a strong current through this wire.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

circulate; spread; distribute

Used for making information, rumors, notices, documents, or messages move around among people. With うわさ or デマ it often implies irresponsible spreading.

• 彼かれは根こん拠きょのないうわさを流ながした。

  He spread an unfounded rumor.

• 会かい議ぎの資し料りょうをメールで全ぜん員いんに流ながしてください。

  Please circulate the meeting materials to everyone by email.

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

cruise around; go from place to place

Intransitive motion use, especially of taxi drivers, street performers, or others moving around while looking for customers, listeners, or opportunities. The area traveled may be marked with を as a route.

• タクシーの運うん転てん手しゅは客きゃくを探さがして繁はん華か街がいを流ながしていた。

  The taxi driver was cruising through the entertainment district looking for passengers.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

call off; drop; reject

Used when someone lets a plan, proposal, meeting, or bill fall through or be dropped. For plans, the intransitive 流れる is also very common when the cancellation just happens.

• 急きゅう用ようが入はいったので、今日きょうの打うち合あわせを流ながすことにした。

  Because something urgent came up, we decided to call off today's meeting.

• 委い員いん会かいでその法ほう案あんは流ながされた。

  The bill was rejected in committee.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

forfeit a pawn

Rare game-related use for losing or giving up a pawn-like piece. It is not a general everyday meaning of 流す.

• この文ぶん脈みゃくでは「歩ふを流ながす」は、歩ふをただで失うしなうという意い味みだ。

  In this context, 歩を流す means to lose a pawn for nothing.

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

do at an easy pace; take it easy; do effortlessly

Often used in sports or practice with 軽く, meaning to run, swim, or perform without going all out.

• 練れん習しゅうの最さい後ごは、百ひゃくメートルを軽かるく流ながした。

  At the end of practice, I ran an easy hundred meters.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

exile; banish

Historical or literary use for sending someone away as punishment, especially to a remote place or island.

• 昔むかし、罪ざい人にんを遠とおい島しまへ流ながした。

  In the past, criminals were exiled to distant islands.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

hit to the opposite field

Baseball term for guiding or hitting the ball the other way rather than pulling it.

• 打だ者しゃは外がい角かくの球たまを逆ぎゃく方ほう向こうへ流ながした。

  The batter hit the outside pitch to the opposite field.

suffix, godan verb (-su)

do inattentively; do with little effort; skim through

Suffix-like use after the masu-stem of another verb, as in 読み流す or 聞き流す. It means doing the action lightly, carelessly, or without fully engaging with it.

• 時じ間かんがなくて、資し料りょうを読よみ流ながしただけだった。

  I was short on time, so I only skimmed through the materials.

• 彼かれは先せん生せいの注ちゅう意いを聞きき流ながしてしまった。

  He let the teacher's warning go in one ear and out the other.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

cause a miscarriage; abort

Sensitive and uncommon use referring to ending a pregnancy or causing a miscarriage. Modern Japanese more commonly uses medical expressions such as 中絶する or 流産する depending on the situation.

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは「胎たい児じを流ながす」が中ちゅう絶ぜつを意い味みする場ば合あいがある。

  In older writing, 胎児を流す can mean to abort a fetus.