Definition of 流れ (ながれ)

なが

流れ

ながれ

nagare

noun
1.
flow (of a fluid or gas), stream, current
2.
flow (of people, things), passage (of time), tide, passing, (changing) trends, tendency
3.
course (of events), (step-by-step) procedure, process
4.
group of people who remain together after the end of an event
5.
descent, ancestry, school
6.
forfeiture, foreclosure(finance term)
7.
cancellation(usu. as お流れ)
See also:お流れ
8.
drifting, wandering, roaming
Related Kanji
current, a sink, flow, forfeit
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 42 results)

Let's try and swim against the current

しず
静かな
なが
流れ
ふか
深い
Still waters run deep

あめ
かわ
みず
なが
流れ
ひじょう
非常に
はや
早い
The river is flowing very fast after last night's rain

はし
つよ
強い
なが
流れ
ほうかい
崩壊
The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed

こうずい
洪水
かわ
なが
流れ
The course of the river has been diverted by the flood

The white boat went down the stream

This river flows too fast to swim in

The stream becomes shallower as you move upriver

かれ
彼ら
なが
流れ
およ
泳いだ
They swam against the stream

They diverted the river to supply water somewhere else

なみ
かのじょ
彼女の
ほお
つた
伝って
なが
流れ
Tears fell down her cheeks

なが
流れ
しず
静かな
かわ
みず
ふか
深い
Still waters run deep

みん
移民
なが
流れ
くに
はい
入った
Immigrants streamed into the land

かれ
おく
遅れる
こと
わす
忘れた
わる
悪い
こと
くる
なが
流れ
He forgot to say he would be late, and to make matters worse, the traffic was bad

Never swap horses while crossing a stream

みず
なが
流れ
いわ
まわ
周り
The water whirled around the rocks

かれ
彼ら
なが
流れ
かわ
くだ
下った
They drifted down the river

The river flows too fast to swim in

To make matter worse, the traffic was bad

なが
流れ
いけ
The stream falls into the pond
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