Quick answer
流 is the kanji for "Flow". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is なが.れる (nagareru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Flow
Also : Current · A sink · Forfeit
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 流 represents 'CURRENT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of current.
On-reading: りゅう — remember this sound by associating it with current. Kun-reading: なが.れる.
Example Sentences
川の流れが速いです。
かわのながれがはやいです。
The river current is fast.
音楽を流しながら勉強しています。
おんがくをながしながらべんきょうしています。
I study with music playing.
Vocabulary using 流
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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