# 流 flow

(waterleft) + (decapitated cow) + 川 (river)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes

## Onyomi

RYUU | Don't REUSE your flow so much, it'll sound wack. You gotta keep coming up with new styles.

## Mnemonic

| The river's flow carried the decapitated cow-head downstream , bobbing up and down in the water.

## Kunyomi

( を ) なが＊す | various meanings. . . .to make something flow - to flush a toilet. - Also means, a DJ plays music. Which is pretty rad. ★★★☆☆
( が ) なが＊れる | something is literlly flowing. Also used when music is playing on the loudspeaker, or when time passes (時間が流れると。。。。）(literally, 'In the course of time . . .. '). ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

流行(りゅうこう) | trend ★★★☆☆ 流 (flow) + 行 (go) = 流行 (trend)
一流(いちりゅう) の | the most trendy ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 流 (flow) = 一流 (the most trendy)
漂流(ひょうりゅう) する | drifting ☆☆☆☆☆ 漂 (drift) + 流 (flow) = 漂流 (drifting)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
流 | flow | WATER | 水
荒 | go wild / rough | FLOWERS | 花

WATER flows, but FLOWERS grow in the wild.

## Synonyms

spending time 時間が経つ 時間がかかる? 費やす 時間を過ごす 流れる