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nagare
noun

English Meaning(s) for 流れ

noun
  1. flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current
  2. flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide; passing; (changing) trends; tendency
  3. course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; process
  4. group of people who remain together after the end of an event
  5. descent; ancestry; school
  6. forfeiture; foreclosure
  7. cancellation (usu. as お流れ)
  8. drifting; wandering; roaming

Definition and Synonyms for 流れ

Stream something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
Synonyms: 流れ, 流れる
Stream the act of flowing or streaming
Synonyms: フロー, ストリーム, 流れ, 流れる
Trend a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
Synonyms: トレンド, 傾き, 傾く, 傾向, 動向, 勢運, 帰趨, 流れ, 流れる, 潮流, 趨勢, 風潮
Flowing the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
Synonyms: 流れ, 流れる
Stream a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
Synonyms: 水流, 流れ, 流れる, 流水
Streak an unbroken series of events
Synonyms: 流れ, 流れる, 連続
Stream dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
Synonyms: 流れ, 流れる
Trend general line of orientation
Synonyms: コース, 水先, 流れ, 流れる, 行路, 行き道, 進路, 針路
Trend a general direction in which something tends to move
Synonyms: トレンド, 動向, 大局, , , , 流れ, 流れる, 潮流, 趨勢, 趨向
Watercourse a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
Synonyms: 水流, 流れ, 流れる, 流水
Flow any uninterrupted stream or discharge
Synonyms: フロー, 流れ, 流れる, 流出, 流動, 流通
Stream continuous progression
Synonyms: フロー, ストリーム, 流れ, 流れる

Meanings for each kanji in 流れ

» current; a sink; flow; forfeit

Categories 流れ is a member of

Motion the act of changing location from one place to another
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Inclination an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
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Change Of Location a movement through space that changes the location of something
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Flowing the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
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Line a connected series of events or actions or developments
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Direction a line leading to a place or point
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Body Of Water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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Activity a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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Motion a state of change
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Succession a group of people or things arranged or following in order
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 流れ

Sample Sentences for 流れ

The current of traffic moved very slowly.
Speaking with reporters in Montreal, Canada, Walesa says the change of leadership in East Germany came about because the old guard leaders missed the train of history.
They swam against the stream.
Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.
The current is rapid around here.

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