晒

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bleaching

On-Yomi: サイ

Koohii stories:

1) [mantixen] 26-7-2009(33): In the Old West, the sun was the only method for bleaching hair.

2) [abaddon] 18-5-2008(11): Sun, west: The Japanese like to bleach their hairs until these shine in the sun. It has to do with their obsession for the West.

3) [peacemik] 7-6-2011(3): In the old west everything got bleached naturally in the sun. There was no need to use chemicals. 晒す (さらす): to expose (to the air, to the public, to danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine 晒 (さらし): bleaching, bleached cotton 未晒パルプ (みさらしぱるぷ): unbleached pulp 店晒し (たなざらし): shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer 晒し者 (さらしもの): exposed to public view; public scorn or public humiliation.

4) [Crowfoot] 25-4-2009(3): The sun is bleaching the label on the empty whiskey bottle.

5) [CasualTatsumaki] 31-1-2011(1): The west coast girls have sun bleached hair. (Beach Boys "California Girls").

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