流 – current, a sink, flow

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The kanji 流 means current, a sink, flow, forfeit. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is リュウ、ル (ryuu, ru); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なが.れる、なが.れ、なが.す、-なが.す (nagareru, nagare, nagasu, nagasu). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	リュウ	ryuu
On’yomi	ル	ru
Kun’yomi	なが.れる	nagareru
Kun’yomi	なが.れ	nagare
Kun’yomi	なが.す	nagasu
Kun’yomi	-なが.す	nagasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 汁・川・亠・厶.

Words using 流

流行りゅうこうfashion流すながすto drain流れながれflow (of a fluid or gas)流れるながれるto stream流行るはやるto be popular流りゅうway一流いちりゅうfirst-class交流こうりゅうexchange (e.g. cultural)合流ごうりゅうconfluence (of rivers)流石さすがas one would expect電流でんりゅうelectric current流域りゅういきdrainage basin直流ちょくりゅうdirect current流しながしsink (e.g. in a kitchen)海流かいりゅうocean current流通りゅうつうcirculation (of money, goods, etc.)気流きりゅうatmospheric current

Example sentences

あの種の服が今流行だ。

That kind of dress is now in fashion.

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あんな恐ろしい男のために流す涙はない。

I cannot shed a tear for that horrible man.

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たくさんの家が洪水で流された。

A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演沢消準渡深

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