Word details

洗い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 洗い.

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Entry

洗い洗膾洗魚洗鱠らいNounFreq #24474
1

洗い only

washing

Examples
君はただ皿を洗いさえすればいい。
All you have to do is wash the dishes.
2

Food, cooking

sashimi chilled in iced water

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

wash, inquire into, probe

9 strokesFrequency 1,168JLPT N3Grade 6

On

セン

Kun

あら.う

Nanori

あらいらい

raw fish salad

17 strokes

On

カイ

Kun

なます

fish

11 strokesFrequency 1,208JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ギョ

Kun

うおさかな-ざかな

Nanori

lizard fish

24 strokes

On

カイ

Kun

えそなます

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