流
流 — Current
current, a sink, flow, forfeit
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)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 流
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 流通 | りゅうつう ryuutsuu | circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.) |
| 主流 | しゅりゅう shuryuu | (the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream |
| 流出 | りゅうしゅつ ryuushutsu | outflow; effluence; efflux |
| 流行 | りゅうこう ryuukou | fashion; trend; vogue |
Study notes
流 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #280 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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