流れ（ながれ）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: flow / process
Example sentences
- 会議の全体の流れを説明する。 — I'll explain the overall flow of the meeting.
- 川の流れがとても速い。 — The river's current is very fast.
Idioms & proverbs containing “流れ”
- 河童の川流れ (かっぱのかわながれ) — anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
- 水の流れと人の行方 (みずのながれとひとのゆくえ) — life is unpredictable; the flow of water and where people are headed (are equally unpredictable)
- 深い川は静かに流れる (ふかいかわはしずかにながれる) — still waters run deep
- 静かに流れる川は深い (しずかにながれるかわはふかい) — still waters run deep
- 石が流れて木の葉が沈む (いしがながれてこのはがしずむ) — there are exceptions to every rule; rocks will flow and leaves will sink
- 一河の流れを汲むも他生の縁 (いちがのながれをくむもたしょうのえん) — the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate
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