洗い

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
あら
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (あら) (arau, to wash).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らい [àráí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾa̠i]

Noun

(あら) • (arai

  1. washing
  2. sashimi chilled in ice water

Verb

(あら) • (arai

  1. stem or continuative form of 洗う (arau) [godan]