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流れ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 流れ

流れ
ながれ
Noun
Freq #1132
1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current

Examples
流れは池に注いでいる。
The stream falls into the pond.
2

flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide; passing; (changing) trends; tendency

Examples
田中さんの教えるのは歴史の流れに逆らう。
Tanaka's teaching goes against the stream of history.
3

course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; process

Examples
こういう流れになると結局、どんぐりの背比べになる。
Once things start going this way, in the end they'll all be much of a muchness.
4

group of people who remain together after the end of an event

5

descent; ancestry; school

Examples
社会エコロジーが現代の環境保護の第２の流れであるという観点を特に強調しておきたい。
I would like to put special emphasis on the concept that social ecology is the second school of contemporary environmentalism.
6

Finance

forfeiture; foreclosure

7

Usu. as お流れ

cancellation

8

drifting; wandering; roaming

Kanji in this Word

流
10 strokes
Frequency: 280
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

current
a sink
flow
forfeit

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
リュウ
ル
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
なが.れる
なが.れ
なが.す
-なが.す
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
な
ながれ
めぐる
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