Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 急流(きゅうりゅう) in Japanese

急流
Kana Reading
きゅうりゅう
Romaji
kyūryū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    swift current; rapids
    Example sentence
    大きな渦巻きと急流があります。 It has a big whirlpool and a strong current.

Examples of 急流, きゅうりゅう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

急 JLPT 4

9 strokes

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

On'Yomi: キュウ

Kun'Yomi: いそ.ぐ, いそ.ぎ

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流 JLPT 3

10 strokes

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

On'Yomi: リュウ, ル

Kun'Yomi: なが.れる, なが.れ, なが.す, -なが.す

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