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    3. 逆流

    逆流

    逆ぎゃく流りゅう

    counter-current

    KMT10News #35+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, ParticleNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab19 strokes

    ぎゃくりゅう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, Particle

    1.
    counter-current, adverse tide, regurgitation (of blood)

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    川かわの水みずが逆ぎゃく流りゅうしている。

    The river water is flowing upstream (counter-current).

    KMT8Nature & Environment
    潮しおの満みち引ひきによって、この入いり江えでは時とき々どき逆ぎゃく流りゅうが見みられる。

    Due to the tides, a counter-current can sometimes be observed in this inlet.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    経けい済ざいのグローバル化かぎゃに逆くりゅ流うするような動うごきが一いち部ぶで見みられる。

    There are some movements seen that go against the current of economic globalization.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    台たい風ふうの影えい響きょうで、河か口こう付ふ近きんでは海かい水すいが逆ぎゃく流りゅうし、浸しん水すい被ひ害がいが出でた。

    Due to the typhoon, seawater flowed upstream near the river mouth, causing flood damage.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    胃い食しょく道どう逆ぎゃく流りゅう症しょうは、胃い酸さんが食しょく道どうに逆ぎゃく流りゅうすることで起 こる。

    Gastroesophageal reflux disease occurs when stomach acid flows back into the esophagus.

    KMT10Medicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    逆
    さか・さか.さ・さか.らう…(2)
    inverted・reverse・opposite・wicked
    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
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