流木 (Ryuuboku): Driftwood

Meaning

English

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 19432 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

りゅうみん

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

Example Sentences

2

ある朝、美術家が海岸で流木を見つけました。彼はそれを自分の作業場に持っていき、現在、村の教会に立っている有名な聖母マリア像を彫り上げました。

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.

ある朝、彫刻家が浜辺で一本の流木を見つけました。その男はその流木を工房に持ち帰り、今日、村の教会に佇むあの有名な聖母マリアを彫り上げたのでした。

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.