Keyword
current (in a fluid)
- current
- a sink
- flow
- forfeit
- Frequency
- #280
- Strokes
- 10
- Grade
- 3
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 826
Readings
リュウ86%
なが12%
ル2%
Mnemonic
Water drops leak from a battered kettle into a stream, and the strong current (in a fluid) sweeps them off before you can catch even one.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
交流
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; mingling; mixing; coming together; alternating current; AC
Noun
流れ
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide; passing; (changing) trends; tendency; course (of events); …
Noun
流石
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone); still; all the same; after all; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Adverb
流通
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
Noun
流し
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water); setting adrift; washing away
Noun
流
way; manner; style; fashion; mode; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; rank; flow; …
Suffix
流れる
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray; to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); …
Ichidan verb
流出
outflow; effluence; efflux; spillage; spill; discharge; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding (e.g. of ink into paper); outflow (of people, capital, etc.); …
Noun
流す
to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; …
Godan verb
合流
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up; merging (e.g. of traffic); meeting (up)
Noun
一流
first-class; first-rate; top-flight; top-ranking; leading; eminent; top; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); unique (to); …
No-adjective