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Kanji 流

10 strokes

Meaning

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

On'yomi
リュウル
Kun'yomi
ながれるながれながす-ながす
Strokes
10
JLPT
N3
School grade
Grade 3
Kanken
8級
Frequency
#280 / 2500

Stroke order

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Words with 流

  • 流行

    りゅうこう

    fashionable, fad, prevailing

    N3
  • 流す

    ながす

    to drain, to float, to shed (e.g., blood, tears)

    N3
  • 流れ

    ながれ

    stream, current

    N3
  • 流れる

    ながれる

    to flow, to be washed away

    N3
  • 流行る

    はやる

    to be popular, to come into fashion

    N3
  • ~流

    ~りゅう

    fashion, manner, way

    N2
  • 一流

    いちりゅう

    first class, leading

    N2
  • 交流

    こうりゅう

    exchange; alternating current

    N2

Example sentences

  • 赤あかはもう流行はやりじゃない。

    Red is out of fashion.

  • 私わたしは後あとで君きみたちに合流ごうりゅうする。

    I'll join you later.

  • 静しずかな流ながれは深ふかい。

    Still waters run deep.

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