Word details

氾濫

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 氾濫.

Dictionary

Entry

氾濫はん濫んらん汎濫NounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #21173
1

overflowing; flood; inundation; deluge

Examples
川が氾濫して広い地域が水浸しになった。
The river flooded a large area.
2

oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

spread out, wide

5 strokesGrade 8

On

ハン

Kun

ひろ.がる

excessive, overflow, spread out

18 strokesJLPT N1Grade 8

On

ラン

Kun

みだ.りにみだ.りがましい

pan-

6 strokesFrequency 2,014Grade 8

On

ハンフウホウホン

Kun

ただよ.うひろ.い

Nanori

ひろひろしみな

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