水揚げ

Meaning

1. nvs
   landing; unloading (e.g. a ship)
2. n
   catch (of fish); takings
3. n
   sales (of a shop)
4. nvs
   defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
5. nvs
   preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)

Example sentences

• 植物にお水あげて。

  Water the plants.

• 大量のイカの水揚げは地震の前兆現象だ。

  Large catches of squid are a sign of a coming earthquake.

• 「今日、花に水あげた？」「自分の部屋のには」

  "Did you water the flowers today?" "Only in my room."