流れる【ながれる】
Frequency rank: 1,012.
- to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
- to be washed away; to be carried
- to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
- to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
- to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
- to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
- to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
- to be called off; to be forfeited
- to disappear; to be removed
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Forms
- 流れる【ながれる】Frequency rank: 1,012.
- ながれるFrequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
- to be washed away; to be carried
- to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
- to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
- to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
- to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
- to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
- to be called off; to be forfeited
- to disappear; to be removed
This usage refers to the movement of liquids, time, or ink in a flowing manner.
This usage is about the action of being carried away or washed away by a strong current or flow.
This usage describes the act of drifting or wandering aimlessly.
The clouds are floating in the sky.
This usage indicates the spreading or circulating of rumors, fire, or information.
This usage is related to hearing music or having music played.
Beautiful music was playing.
This usage refers to falling or drifting into a state such as indolence or despair.
He fell into laziness.
This usage is about the passing of time or the transmission of something.
This usage describes the cancellation or forfeiture of something.
This usage indicates something vanishing or being removed.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ながれる流れるおんがく音楽music that flowsなみだ涙がながれる流れるtears flowじかん時間がながれる流れるtime passesじょうほう情報がながれる流れるinformation circulatesかわ川がながれる流れるthe river flowsながれる流れるくも雲drifting cloudsこえ声がながれる流れるthe voice is heardちがながれる血が流れるblood flowsながれる流れるきせつ季節the passing seasonsなみだ涙がながれおちる流れ落ちるtears fall downながれる流れるようなうごき動きfluid movementかわ川のみず水がながれる流れるthe river water flowsうわさがながれる噂が流れるrumors spreadながれる流れるびでおビデオstreaming videoおんがく音楽がながれる流れるmusic playsながれ流れにさからう逆らうto go against the current
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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From the castle we could see the whole curve of the river around its base.
When a coil is moved near to a wire with current flowing in it current flows in the coil as well.
I buy the texts, but first I start writing the English sentences that come along without looking at them.
The Amazon River meanders through northern Brazil.
They blocked the flow of water from the burst pipe.
Pure water was washed away to this river as well at that time.