汗|あせase[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounsweat; perspiration額の汗をふきなさい。↗Wipe the sweat from your brow.
- nounmoisture; condensation
- interjectiongulp; oopsoften as (汗)
- 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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