Word Meaning 流行

りゅうこう ryuukou

流行 is read as りゅうこう (ryuukou) and means prevalence (of a disease).

Meaning

English

  1. prevalence (of a disease)
  2. epidemic
  3. fashion
  4. trend
  5. vogue
  6. craze
  7. fad
  8. popularity

Reading

Kana

りゅうこう

Romaji

ryuukou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words はやり,流行り,トレンド,モード,今どき,今風,モダン,現代的 Rank 2464 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

流行歌

りゅうこうか

popular song

流行る

はやる

to be popular

流行地

りゅうこうち

infected district

流行っ子

はやりっこ

popular geisha

流行作家

りゅうこうさっか

popular writer

流行らす

はやらす

to popularize

流行性

りゅうこうせい

epidemic

流行り物

はやりもの

fashionable thing

大流行

おおはやり

widespread contagion

大流行

だいりゅうこう

widespread contagion

流行性脳炎

りゅうこうせいのうえん

epidemic encephalitis

Example Sentences

10

Don't follow fashion.

This is the latest fashion.

Fashions change quickly.

This is a song which is popular now.

You are too eager to follow fashion trends.

I stopped chasing fashion.

What's in fashion in Paris?

Red is out of fashion.

What is popular now?

She is sensitive to current fashions.