Can 差す be an intransitive verb?

Question

WWWJDIC lists 差す as an intransitive verb, but in all of the example sentences I've seen it looks more like a transitive verb.

So my question is, is 差す a transitive or intransitive verb?

Derek Schaab · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-13 17:34:16Z

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It's both. My copy of Kōjien has entries for both the transitive and intransitive uses of this verb.

Intransitive

Transitive

answered Jun 13 '11 at 17:34

Derek Schaab
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	btw what does this means: 会話に水を差す – Pacerier Jun 13 '11 at 18:25
	@Pacerier: 水を差す is an idiom roughly equivalent to the English phrase "be a wet blanket". ALC has several other translations for it. – Derek Schaab Jun 13 '11 at 18:37
	ok cool thx for the help – Pacerier Jun 13 '11 at 19:33

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