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    3. 流れ

    流れ

    流ながれ​

    flow (of a fluid or gas)

    N3KMT2News #2+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentAmbiguous glossKanji Vocab12 strokes

    ながれ

    Noun

    1.
    flow (of a fluid or gas), stream, current
    2.
    flow (of people, things), passage (of time), tide, passing, (changing) trends, tendency
    3.
    course (of events), (step-by-step) procedure, process
    4.
    group of people who remain together after the end of an event
    5.
    descent, ancestry, school
    6.
    forfeiture, foreclosure
    finance
    7.
    cancellation
    8.
    drifting, wandering, roaming

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    川かわの水みずの流ながれが速はやい。

    The flow of the river water is fast.

    KMT2Nature & Environment
    時じ間かんの流ながれは止とまらない。

    The flow of time never stops.

    KMT2Core ConceptsDaily Life
    海うみの潮しおの流ながれは、漁りょう師しにとって重じゅう要ようです。

    The ocean's tidal currents are important for fishermen.

    KMT3Nature & Environment
    このプロジェクトの全ぜん体たいの流ながれを説せつ明めいしてください。

    Please explain the overall flow of this project.

    KMT4Work & CareerCore Concepts
    最さい近きんのファッションの流りゅう行こうの大おおきな流ながれは何なんですか。

    What is the major trend in recent fashion?

    KMT4Fashion & BeautyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
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