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流

current
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingリュウ、ル
Kun readingなが.れる、なが.れ、なが.す、-なが.す
JōyōGrade 3
  1. way
  2. manner
  3. style
  4. fashion
  5. mode

Popular Usage

一流交流合流流石海流気流

Radicals and components

Radical水waterComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · lifebelt · infant · toddler · top hat (亠) · elbow · stream · flood

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 826

Compound words

一流いちりゅう
first-class; first-rate; top-flight; top-ranking; leading
交流こうりゅう
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; mingling; mixing
合流ごうりゅう
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union
流石さすが
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone); still; all the same
海流かいりゅう
ocean current
下流かりゅう
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
還流かんりゅう
return current; reflux; back flow
渓流けいりゅう
mountain stream; mountain torrent
激流げきりゅう
raging stream; rapids
源流げんりゅう
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
三流さんりゅう
third-rate; third-class
支流しりゅう
tributary; branch
主流しゅりゅう
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
女流じょりゅう
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
上流じょうりゅう
upper stream; upper course; upper reaches; upstream; upper classes
清流せいりゅう
clear stream
濁流だくりゅう
muddy stream
暖流だんりゅう
warm current
中流ちゅうりゅう
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
潮流ちょうりゅう
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
電流でんりゅう
electric current
二流にりゅう
second-rate; inferior
漂流ひょうりゅう
drifting; drift; being adrift
風流ふうりゅう
elegance; taste; refinement

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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