This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: リュウ、ル、なが.れる、なが.れ、なが.す、-なが.す
Romaji: ryū, ru, naga.reru, naga.re, naga.su, -naga.su
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Name Readings

Kana: な、ながれ、めぐる
Romaji: na, nagare, meguru
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Meanings

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  280
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  ryu
Chinese Reading:  liu2
Unicode:  6d41
JIS:  4E2E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 441
Nelson Index: 2576
New Nelson Index: 3160
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a7.10
Four Corner Index: 3011.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 409
Gakken Index: 296
Japanese Names Index: 1332
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17572P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1195
Remembering the kanji Index: 764
Kanji Way Index: 235
Kanji Flashcards Index: 682
Kodansha Compact Index: 1200
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 432
Kanji in Context Index: 279
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 325
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 400
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 771
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 826
Essential Kanji Index: 329
Kodansha Kanji Index: 529
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 357
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 334
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 367

Words

(りゅう)
fashion; way; style; manner; school (of thought); class; rank; rate
流れる (ながれる)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray; to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate; to be heard (e.g. music); to be played; to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair); to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted; to be called off; to be forfeited; to disappear; to be removed
流れ (ながれ)
stream; current; flow; course of events
流す (ながす)
to drain; to pour; to spill; to shed (blood, tears); to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to broadcast; to beam; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float; to set adrift; to call off (a meeting, etc.)
流行 (はやり、りゅうこう)
fashion; fad; vogue; craze; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
()
exile
交流 (こうりゅう)
(cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse; alternating current; AC
合流 (ごうりゅう)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; junction; joining; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging; coming together
流域 (りゅういき)
(river) basin
支流 (しりゅう)
tributary; branch
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