# 流 — flow; current

流 means “flow; current”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: リュウ (ryuu), ル (ru). Kun'yomi: なが(れる) (nagareru). You'll see it in words such as 流れ (nagare, “flow; stream”).

- Meaning: flow; current
- On'yomi: リュウ (ryuu), ル (ru)
- Kun'yomi: なが(れる) (nagareru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Water & the sea

## How to remember 流

Parts: 氵 water · 亠 lid · ム elbow; private · 川 river

## Words with 流

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 流れ | ながれ (nagare) | flow; stream |
| 流す | ながす (nagasu) | to drain; to pour |
| 流し | ながし (nagashi) | sink |

## Don't confuse it with

[硫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sulphur/)

## More in the “Water & the sea” set

[流](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flow/) · [湾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bay/) · [岸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shore/) · [波](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wave/) · [沖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/open-sea/) · [湖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lake/) · [湯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hot-water/)

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