Japanese Conversation · Level 60
75 words
Japanese word
流れ
Pronunciation
Romajinagare
Meaning
- nouncurrent
Example
川の流れが速いです。kawa no naga re ga haya i de su
The river's current is fast.
More examples
船は川の流れに沿って進みます。fune wa kawa no naga re ni so tte susu mi ma su
The boat moves along the river's current.
Core concept
Focuses on the ongoing movement of something through a particular path or direction.
Common phrases
水の流れmizu no naga re
water flow
流れを読むnaga re o yo mu
read the current
流れに逆らうnaga re ni saka ra u
go against the current
Definition in Japanese
水や空気などが一定の方向へ動き続けること。mizu ya kū ki na do ga it tei no hō kō e ugo ki tsuzu ke ru ko to
Word origin
流れ (nagare) is formed from 流れる (nagareru, "to flow"), a native Japanese verb, and treats the verb's ongoing action as a noun.
Usage tips
- English current also has an electrical meaning, but this Japanese sense concerns movement such as water traveling along a course.
Other meanings
- flownoun
- streamnoun
Opposites
- 逆流gyakuryūbackflownoun