noun
sink; kitchen sink
Refers to a sink, especially in a kitchen or utility area. The word is derived from the verb 流す (to let flow), as water flows through it.
食器を流しに置いておいてください。
Please leave the dishes in the sink.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Used for taxis cruising for passengers, or entertainers/musicians strolling from place to place. Often appears as 流しのタクシー or 流しの歌手.
駅前で流しのタクシーを拾った。
I caught a cruising taxi in front of the station.
彼は若い頃、流しのギタリストとして全国を回った。
When he was young, he traveled around the country as a strolling guitarist.
noun
washing area; bathroom washing space
In a Japanese-style bath, the area outside the bathtub where you sit and wash your body before entering the bath. Also called 洗い場.
流しで体を洗ってから湯船に入ってください。
Please wash your body at the washing area before getting into the bathtub.
noun
back-washing service
A service in old public baths where an attendant would wash customers' backs. Now mostly historical or nostalgic.
昔の銭湯には流しという背中を洗うサービスがあった。
In old public baths, there was a back-washing service called 流し.
noun
floating; setting adrift; washing away
Refers to the act of floating something on water, setting it adrift, or washing it away. Often used in compound verbs like 流し流す or in set phrases such as 灯籠流し (floating lanterns).
灯籠流しはお盆の行事です。
Floating lanterns is a Bon festival event.
大雨で橋が流しになった。
The bridge was washed away by the heavy rain.