Word Meaning 韓流

かんりゅう kanryuu

韓流 is read as かんりゅう (kanryuu) and means hallyu.

Meaning

English

  1. hallyu
  2. Korean wave
  3. rise in global popularity of Korean pop culture

Reading

Kana

かんりゅう

Romaji

kanryuu

Writing Variants

  • 韓流 はんりゅう hanryuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

韓流ドラマ

はんりゅうどらま

Korean drama

韓国

かんこく

Korean Empire (1897-1910)

韓国語

かんこくご

Korean (language)

風流

ふりゅう

elegance

交流

こうりゅう

alternating current

一流

いちりゅう

school (e.g. of flower arrangement)

上流

じょうりゅう

upper classes

下流

かりゅう

lower classes

中流

ちゅうりゅう

mid-stream

電流

でんりゅう

electric current

三流

さんりゅう

third-rate

二流

にりゅう

second-rate

Example Sentences

3

えきまえでかんりゅうどらまのこうこくをみました。

I saw an ad for a Korean drama in front of the station.

Taking advantage of the popular boom in Korean drama, workers selling Korean goods have increased.

You don't need to bring up "A Winter Sonata" to show that South Korean culture is having an unexpected boom in Japan.