よなげる

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

wash out impurities; separate and discard; sieve and sort

rare termusually written using kana alone

Rare term for washing or sieving something to remove unwanted elements, such as impurities from rice or sand from gravel. Often used in traditional or specialized contexts.

昔むかしは川かわで砂すなをよなげて金きんを探さがした。
In the old days, people washed sand in the river to look for gold.

米こめをよなげて小こ石いしを取とり除のぞく。

Wash the rice to remove small stones.