Memory phrase for the Kanji: 流


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Meaning

stream, flow, drift

Pronunciation

RYŪ, RU
nagareru

Explanation

Left: water , right: newborn baby (child turned upside down, because at birth with head first), water/amniotic fluid

Mnemonic

Water as well as a newborn child's amniotic fluid are flowing.

Radicals

waterThe radical sanzui is a short form of water
assign, fill (battery)
new born babyCharacter of , but upside down: The child comes at the birth with head first.
river
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Vocabulary

 流れる  ながれる  to stream, to flow, to run (ink), to be washed away
 流す  ながす  to drain, to float, to shed (blood, tears), to cruise (e.g. taxi)
 流れ  ながれ  stream, current
 流派  りゅうは  school (e.g. of ikebana)
 流浪する  るろうする  wander, roam about
 電流  でんりゅう  electric current
 泥流  でいりゅう  (volcanic) mud flow, Mudslide
 渓流  けいりゅう  mountain stream
 直流  ちょくりゅう  direct current

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