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“flow” in Japanese

Japanese

Also流動 (ryūdō) · フロー (furō)

Pronunciation

Romajinagareru

Example

水が流れます。mizu ga naga re ma su

The water flows.

Illustration for 流れる (flow)

How to say “flow” in Japanese

“Flow” in Japanese is 流れる (nagareru).

Describes something moving continuously along a natural or set course without being pushed by someone.

Full entry for 流れる: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 流れる

時間がゆっくり流れます。ji kan ga yu kku ri naga re ma su

Time flows slowly.

雨の後、道を水が流れています。ame no ato michi o mizu ga naga re te i ma su

Water is flowing along the road after the rain.

Tips for using 流れる

  • In Japanese, 流れる (nagareru) also describes music, sounds, or announcements being broadcast, so its subject can be something heard rather than something seen moving.

Other Japanese words for “flow”

地域間の人口流動を調べています。chi iki kan no jin kō ryū dō o shira be te i ma su

We are studying population movement between regions.

手続きのフローを見直します。te tsuzu ki no fu rō o mi nao shi ma su

I review the flow of the procedure.

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