流行る (Hayaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be popular, to come into fashion, to be prevalent, to spread widely (e.g. disease)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be popular; to come into fashion
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic
- godan verb, intransitive verbto flourish; to thrive
Examples
風邪がはやっている。
A lot of colds are going around.
今何が流行っていますか。
What is popular now?
その年はペストがはやった。
The plague occurred that year.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).