汗|あせase[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounsweat; perspiration
    額がくの汗あせをふきなさい。↗
    Wipe the sweat from your brow.
  2. nounmoisture; condensation
  3. interjectiongulp; oopsoften as (汗)
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related汗水あせみずNeutralUnlike 「汗」, this means sweat flowing off in streams; mostly in 「汗水を流して働く」, a set phrase for hard, diligent work. Neutral in tone.
  • Related流汗りゅうかんWrittenWritten/formal prose for sweating or sweat that flows out; rare in everyday speech, where 「汗」 is the normal word.

Use 「汗」 for sweat in almost any context. Pick 「汗水」 when stressing hard toil, as in 「汗水を流して働く」. 「流汗」 is written/formal prose and rare in daily conversation.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (あせ)哺乳類ほにゅうるいが汗腺かんせんから分泌ぶんぴつする液体えきたいで、体温たいおん調節ちょうせつの役割やくわりを果はたすもの。
  2. 激はげしい運動うんどうをした際さいに分泌ぶんぴつされるため、何事なにごとかに努力どりょくすることや、興奮こうふんした時ときなどにも分泌ぶんぴつされることから、心情しんじょうの動揺どうようの象徴しょうちょうとされる。
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