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    3. 放流

    放流

    放ほう流りゅう

    discharge (e.g. of water from a dam)

    KMT8News #23+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ほうりゅう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    discharge (e.g. of water from a dam)
    2.
    release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.), stocking (a river, etc. with fish)
    3.
    banishment, exile
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 18

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    ダムから水みずを放ほう流りゅうする。

    To discharge water from the dam.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    稚ち魚ぎょの放ほう流りゅうは、漁ぎょ業ぎょう資し源げんの保ほ護ごに役やく立だっています。

    The release of young fish helps protect fishery resources.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    大おお雨あめの後あと、貯ちょ水すい量りょうの調ちょう整せいのため、ダムの緊きん急きゅう放ほう流りゅうが行おこなわれた。

    After heavy rain, an emergency discharge from the dam was carried out to adjust the water level.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    環かん境きょう保ほ護ご団だん体たいは、絶ぜつ滅めつ危き惧ぐ種しゅの魚さかなを川かわに放ほう流りゅうする活かつ動どうを続つづけている。

    Environmental protection groups continue activities to release endangered fish into rivers.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    農のう業ぎょう用よう水すいの確かく保ほのため、定てい期き的てきにダムからの計けい画かく的てきな放ほう流りゅうが行おこなわれます。

    To secure water for agricultural use, planned discharges from the dam are carried out regularly.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    放
    はな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる・こ.く・ほう.る…(2)
    set free・release・fire・shoot・emit…(2)
    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
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