Vocab Info

A2 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

(なが)れるto stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink), to be washed away, to be carried, to drift, to float (e.g. clouds), to wander, to stray, to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire), to spread, to circulate, to be heard (e.g. music), to be played, to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair), to pass, to elapse, to be transmitted, to be called off, to be forfeited, to disappear, to be removed

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    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink)

    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be washed away, to be carried

    3. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to drift, to float (e.g. clouds), to wander, to stray

    4. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire), to spread, to circulate

    5. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      5.

      to be heard (e.g. music), to be played

    6. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      6.

      to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)

    7. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      7.

      to pass, to elapse, to be transmitted

    8. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      8.

      to be called off, to be forfeited

    9. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      9.

      to disappear, to be removed

    All Forms

    流れる 【ながれる】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      (かわ)(みず)がゆっくりと(なが)れています。

      The water in the river is flowing slowly.

      • N1

      一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)(はたら)社員(しゃいん)(ひたい)から(あせ)(なが)れている。

      Sweat is streaming down the forehead of the employee who is working hard.

      • N1

      大雨(おおあめ)による増水(ぞうすい)のせいで()(えだ)(いきお)いよく(なが)れています。

      Due to the heavy rain causing the water levels to rise, tree branches are being swept away with great force.

      • N1

      (うみ)(いえ)から(しお)(なが)れる様子(ようす)をゆったりと観察(かんさつ)するのが趣味(しゅみ)です。

      My hobby is leisurely observing the scene of the sea water flowing from the beach house.

      • N1

      (からだ)電流(でんりゅう)(なが)れているのか、その男性(だんせい)(うで)がビクビクと(うご)いています。

      It's as if electric current is flowing through his body, that man's arm is trembling.

      • N1
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