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流

current
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingリュウ、ル
Kun readingなが.れる、なが.れ、なが.す、-なが.す
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. currentRtK
  2. a sink
  3. flow
  4. forfeit
  1. way
  2. manner
  3. style
  4. fashion
  5. mode

Synonyms

一流

Popular Usage

一流交流合流流石海流気流

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · lifebelt · infant · toddler · top hat (亠) · elbow · stream · flood

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 826

Compound words

一流いちりゅう
first-class; first-rate; top-flight; top-ranking; leading
交流こうりゅう
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; mingling; mixing
合流ごうりゅう
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union
流石さすが
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone); still; all the same
流すながす
to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush
流れるながれる
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink); to be washed away; to be carried
精霊流ししょうりょうながし
floating lanterns or offerings for the spirits of the deceased
流れ落ちるながれおちる
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
海流かいりゅう
ocean current
下流かりゅう
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
還流かんりゅう
return current; reflux; back flow
渓流けいりゅう
mountain stream; mountain torrent
激流げきりゅう
raging stream; rapids
源流げんりゅう
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
三流さんりゅう
third-rate; third-class
支流しりゅう
tributary; branch
主流しゅりゅう
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
女流じょりゅう
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
上流じょうりゅう
upper stream; upper course; upper reaches; upstream; upper classes
清流せいりゅう
clear stream
濁流だくりゅう
muddy stream
暖流だんりゅう
warm current
中流ちゅうりゅう
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
潮流ちょうりゅう
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend

On Reading Examples

彼は中流階級の出だ。ちゅうりゅう
He comes from the middle class.tatoeba
彼の音楽が全国で大流行している。だいりゅうこう
His music is sweeping the whole country.tatoeba
私は流行歌にはほとんど全く興味がない。りゅうこうか
I have little, if any, interest in popular songs.tatoeba
あの種の服が今流行だ。りゅうこう
That kind of dress is now in fashion.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

アルフォンスが空を見上げたまま、速く流れる雲を見つめていた。ながれる
Alphonse looked at the racing clouds, his eyes turned to the sky.tatoeba
川はうねるように平野を流れている。ながれる
The river meanders across the plain.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は熱情に押し流された。
He was borne away by passion.tatoeba
彼は日本で有名な流行歌手です。
He's a famous popular singer in Japan.tatoeba
彼は二流の作曲家にすぎない。
He is nothing but a minor composer.tatoeba
彼は二流の芸術家にすぎない。
He is nothing but a minor artist.tatoeba
3月、長谷川流石没。
March: Ryuseki HASEGAWA died.wiki
石州流石州流野村派の分派。
It is a branch of the Nomura group of Sekishu school.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 流

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