How to say sink in Japanese

JLPTN1
流し☆【ながしnagashi】

noun:

  • sink (e.g. kitchen)

~の noun / noun:

  • cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)

noun:

  • washing area in a Japanese-style bath
  • back-washing service (in a public bath)
  • floating (something on water); setting adrift; washing away

Example Sentences

恵子keikoがga手際よくtegiwayoku食器shokkiをwo重ねてkasanete、シンクSHINKUへhe運んでhakondeゆくyuku。
Keiko deftly piles up the dishes and takes them to the sink.
流しnagashiのno横yokoにniお皿osaraをwo積んでtsundeおいてoiteくださればkudasareba、後でatode私watashiがga洗いますaraimasu。
If you stack the dishes up by the sink, I'll do them later.
彼女kanojoはha汚れたyogoreta皿saraをwo流しnagashiにni浸けたtsuketa。
She put the dirty dishes in the sink.
太陽taiyouがga今imaまさにmasani西nishiにni沈もうshizumouとしているtoshiteiru。
The sun is about to sink in the west.
船funeはha今にもimanimo沈みshizumiそうsouであったdeatta。
The ship was ready to sink any time.

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