流 means “stream, flow”

ながれ · nagare

Also: current, a sink, forfeit

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ながれる, ながれ, ながす

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

リュウ, ル

Taught in grade 3 · 10 strokes

The story

Mountain streams flow through valleys, carving paths over countless centuries.

Represents both water and the passage of time

Its parts

• 氵 Water · Left side
• 㐬 Flow · Right side

Water (氵) that flows (㐬): current, stream

Kanji that look like 流

• 琉 (lapis lazuli): 琉 has 王 (king) on the left, 流 has 氵 (water): flowing water vs precious stone

More from Nature's Poetry

• 沼 marsh
• 泉 spring
• 岸 shore
• 崖 cliff
• 庭 garden
• 枝 branch
• 根 root
• 樹 tree
• 桜 cherry blossom
• 嵐 storm
• 霧 fog
• 雨 rain

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.