Meanings

1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be washed away; to be carried
3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
4. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
5. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be heard (e.g. music); to be played
6. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)

Examples

• 雲が流れていく。

  The clouds are rolling away.

• 水は低きに流れる。

  Water finds its own level.

• 涙が一筋頬を流れた。

  A tear ran down her cheek.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 流れる

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