There are 9 total results for your 洗う search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
洗う see styles |
arau あらう |
(transitive verb) (1) to wash; to cleanse; to rinse; (transitive verb) (2) to inquire into; to investigate; (transitive verb) (3) to purify (one's heart); (transitive verb) (4) to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep |
足を洗う see styles |
ashioarau あしをあらう |
(exp,v5u) (1) (idiom) to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to turn over a new leaf; to go straight; (exp,v5u) (2) to wash one's feet |
血で血を洗う see styles |
chidechioarau ちでちをあらう |
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; to wash blood for blood |
芋を洗うような see styles |
imooarauyouna / imooarauyona いもをあらうような |
(expression) to be jostling against each other |
猫耳を洗うと雨が降る see styles |
nekomimioarautoamegafuru ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる |
(expression) (obscure) (proverb) if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming |
ねこ耳を洗うと雨が降る see styles |
nekomimioarautoamegafuru ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる |
(expression) (obscure) (proverb) if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming |
猫が顔を洗うと雨が降る see styles |
nekogakaooarautoamegafuru ねこがかおをあらうとあめがふる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (traditional belief) if a cat washes its face, rain is coming |
Variations: |
sekihinaraugagotoshi せきひんあらうがごとし |
(expression) extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse |
Variations: |
nekomimioarautoamegafuru ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる |
(exp,v5r) (rare) (proverb) (traditional belief) if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming |
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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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