Vocabulary

What does 氾濫 (はんらん, hanran) mean?

氾濫 (はんらん, hanran) means flooding, overflowing.

Quick facts
Reading	はんらん
Romaji	hanran
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

氾濫はんらん

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhanran

flooding, overflowing

1noun · suru verb · intransitive overflowing; flood; inundation
2noun · suru verb · intransitive oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)

Example sentences

大雨(おおあめ)で川(かわ)が氾濫(はんらん)し多(おお)くの家(いえ)が浸水(しんすい)した。
Due to heavy rain the river overflowed, and many houses were flooded.
インターネット上(じょう)には偽情報(ぎじょうほう)が氾濫(はんらん)している。
False information is rampant on the internet.

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