Word Meaning 流木

りゅうぼく ryuuboku

流木 is read as りゅうぼく (ryuuboku) and means driftwood.

Meaning

English

  1. driftwood

Reading

Kana

りゅうぼく

Romaji

ryuuboku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 19509 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

漂流木

ひょうりゅうぼく

driftwood

木材流送

もくざいりゅうそう

sending logs downstream bound together in rafts

流通

りゅうつう

circulation (of money, goods, etc.)

流行

りゅうこう

prevalence (of a disease)

流れ

ながれ

cancellation

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.)

Example Sentences

2

One morning, the artist found a piece of driftwood on the beach. He took it to his workshop, and from it carved the famous figure of Our Lady which today stands in the village church.

One morning, the artist found a piece of driftwood on the beach. He took it to his workshop, and from it carved the famous figure of Our Lady which today stands in the village church.