水洗い|みずあらいmizuarai[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbwashing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
    このドレスは水洗みずあらいができますか。↗
    Is this dress washable?
Conjugation
Dictionary form水洗いする(みずあらいする)
Polite (masu)水洗いします(みずあらいします)
Negative (nai)水洗いしない(みずあらいしない)
polite (masen)水洗いしません(みずあらいしません)
classical zu / nu水洗いせず・水洗いせぬ(みずあらいせず・みずあらいせぬ)
Past (ta)水洗いした(みずあらいした)
polite (mashita)水洗いしました(みずあらいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)水洗いしなかった(みずあらいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)水洗いしませんでした(みずあらいしませんでした)
Te form水洗いして(みずあらいして)
Potential水洗いできる(みずあらいできる)
Passive水洗いされる(みずあらいされる)
Causative水洗いさせる(みずあらいさせる)
Causative passive水洗いさせられる(みずあらいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)水洗いすれば(みずあらいすれば)
tara水洗いしたら(みずあらいしたら)
Volitional水洗いしよう(みずあらいしよう)
polite (mashou)水洗いしましょう(みずあらいしましょう)
Imperative水洗いしろ(みずあらいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym水洗すいせんWrittenOn'yomi compound with a written, formal feel, often for fixtures and equipment as in 「水洗トイレ」; 「水洗い」 is the everyday word for washing things.
  • Synonym水で洗うNeutralA plain descriptive phrase, not a set term: it simply says to wash with water, and is the most direct way to put it.
  • Synonym水洗いするNeutralThe verb form, same meaning as the noun 「水洗い」: rinse in plain water, as in 「野菜を水洗いする」.
  • Synonym水洗するWrittenWritten, formal verb form for rinsing with water, seen mostly in industrial contexts and instruction manuals.

Use 「水洗い」 for washing dirt off with water alone, no detergent, as in 「水洗いできるセーター」. In written or formal prose prefer 「水洗」, and for flush toilets say 「水洗トイレ」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 水みずで汚よごれを落おとすこと。
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