Word Meaning 流れ

ながれ nagare

流れ is read as ながれ (nagare) and means cancellation.

Meaning

English

  1. cancellation
  2. group of people who remain together after the end of an event
  3. forfeiture
  4. foreclosure
  5. course (of events)
  6. (step-by-step) procedure
  7. process
  8. descent

Reading

Kana

ながれ

Romaji

nagare

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 2543 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

流通

りゅうつう

circulation (of money, goods, etc.)

流行

りゅうこう

prevalence (of a disease)

流す

ながす

to forfeit (a pawn)

流し

ながし

back-washing service (in a public bath)

流行歌

りゅうこうか

popular song

流れる

ながれる

to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)

流民

るみん

refugees

流転

るてん

continual change

流出

りゅうしゅつ

outflow (of people, capital, etc.)

流動

りゅうどう

flow

流入

りゅうにゅう

inflow

流行る

はやる

to be popular

Example Sentences

10

かわのながれがはやい。

The river current is fast.

なみだがほおをながれた。

Tears flowed down her cheeks.

うわさがまちにながれている。

That rumor is spreading through town.

そのしあいはあめでながれた。

The match was forfeited because of rain.

Look! A falling star!

Oh! A shooting star!

Look! There goes a shooting star.

The best swimmers are oftenest drowned.

Look! There goes a shooting star.

The clouds are rolling away.