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What does 流れ (ながれ, nagare) mean?

流れ (ながれ, nagare) means flow, current, trend.

Quick facts
Readingながれ
Romajinagare
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ながれ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnagare

flow, current, trend

  1. 1noun flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current
  2. 2noun flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide
  3. 3noun course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; process
  4. 4noun group of people who remain together after the end of an event
  5. 5noun descent; ancestry; school

Example sentences

  • The current of this river is fast.

  • It changes along with the flow of the times.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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