Japanese symbol for “sink”
流し
ながし
Romaji: nagashi
sink (e.g. in a kitchen)
In Japanese, sink is 流し, read ながし (nagashi).
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Meanings
- n sink (e.g. in a kitchen)
- adj-no, n cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)
- n washing area (in a Japanese-style bath)
- n back-washing service (in a public bath)
- n floating (something on water); setting adrift; washing away
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sink”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沈む | しずむ shizumu | to sink; to go under; to submerge |
| 下がる | さがる sagaru | to come down; to go down; to fall |
| 流し台 | ながしだい nagashidai | sink; washstand |
| 沈める | しずめる shizumeru | to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge |
| シンク | シンク shinku | sink |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
| 流行 | りゅうこう ryuukou | fashion; trend; vogue |
| 流通 | りゅうつう ryuutsuu | circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution |
| 流す | ながす nagasu | to drain; to pour; to run |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sink”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.