🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

排水管

Pronunciation / Transliteration: はいすいかん

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Drains/dreɪnz/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"排水管は定期的に清掃する必要があります。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A pipe or channel through which liquid is drained away.

    "The heavy rain caused the drains to overflow, flooding the streets."
As verb
  1. 1

    To cause liquid to flow away from something.

    "They need to drain the pool before the maintenance work can begin."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'drain' originates from the Middle English 'drain', derived from the Old French 'drainer', which in turn comes from the Latin 'drainare', meaning 'to draw off'. The term evolved to encompass both the physical act of removing liquid and the systems designed for this purpose.

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