10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

Kun'yomi
  • to stream ②to be washed away ③to drift ④to sweep (e.g. rumor, fire)
  • flow (of a fluid or gas) ②flow (of people, things) ③course (of events) ④group of people who remain together after the end of an event
  • to drain ②to cruise (of a taxi) ③to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.) ④to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming) ⑤to exile ⑥to do inattentively
  • -なが
On'yomi
  • リュ
    fashion ②school (of thought) ③class ④current (electrical, water, etc.)
  • exile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
Nanori
  • ながれ
  • めぐる

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

current, a sink, flow
リュウ なが.れる ながれ (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
a cup with pendants, a pennant, wild
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)

Common Words

fashion ②school (of thought) ③class ④current (electrical, water, etc.)
to stream ②to be washed away ③to drift ④to sweep (e.g. rumor, fire)
to drain ②to cruise (of a taxi) ③to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.) ④to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming) ⑤to exile ⑥to do inattentively
exchange (e.g. cultural) ②alternating current
flow (of a fluid or gas) ②flow (of people, things) ③course (of events) ④group of people who remain together after the end of an event
exile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
confluence (of rivers) ②union (e.g. of forces)
shooting star ②blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
first-class ②characteristic ③school (e.g. of a performance art) ④one flag
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References

Unicode hex code 6D41
JIS X 0208 1-46-14
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2576
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3160
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 441
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 529
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17572P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 247
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 247
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Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 682
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 432
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 367
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 235
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 279
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1200
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 771
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a7.10
Four corner code 3411.3
De Roo Code 357