Japanese

あらいながす
Meaning: to wash away; to rinse off; to clear away
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 洗い流す 洗い流さない
Polite 洗い流します 洗い流しません
Past 洗い流した 洗い流さなかった
Polite + Past 洗い流しました 洗い流しませんでした
Te-form 洗い流して 洗い流さなくて
Potential 洗い流せる 洗い流せない
Passive 洗い流される 洗い流されない
Causative 洗い流させる 洗い流させない
Imperative 洗い流せ 洗い流すな

Handwriting

洗
い
流
す

Example sentences

Washing away sweat with a shower makes me feel very refreshed.
目に異物が入ったので、水で洗い流した。
A foreign object got into my eye, so I washed it out with water.
外から帰ったら、手に付いたばい菌を石鹸で洗い流しましょう。
When you get home from outside, let's wash away the germs on your hands with soap.
外から帰ったら、手についた黴菌を石鹸で洗い流しましょう。
When you come home from outside, let's wash away the germs on your hands with soap.
俗世の垢を洗い流し、ついに蝉蛻の境地に至った。
Having washed away the filth of the secular world, he finally reached a state of spiritual liberation.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physically washing off dirt or metaphorically clearing away bad memories or feelings.

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