Vocab Info

N2 Suffix

(りゅう)fashion, way, style, manner, school (of thought), class, rank, rate

    Dictionary Definition

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    Bunpro Summary

    A suffix that shows a style or way of doing something.

    1. Suffix

      1.

      way, manner, style, fashion, mode

    2. Suffix

      2.

      school (e.g. of flower arrangement)

    3. Suffix

      3.

      class, rate, rank

      oft. after a number,

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    4. Suffix

      4.

      flow, current, stream

    All Forms

    流 【りゅう】

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    Examples

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      辞儀(じぎ)はアジア(りゅう)挨拶(あいさつ)仕方(しかた)である。

      Bowing is a way of greeting in the Asian style.

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      自分(じぶん)(りゅう)のダイエットをやめてトレーナーをつける。

      Stop doing your own style of diet and hire a trainer.

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      普通(ふつう)のレストランより(いちりゅう)のレストランの(ほう)美味(おい)しいです。

      The food at a first-class restaurant is more delicious than at an ordinary restaurant.

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      西洋(せいよう)(ひと)日本(にほん)食事(しょくじ)より西洋(せいよう)(りゅう)食事(しょくじ)(ほう)(この)むのも当然(とうぜん)だ。

      It's only natural that Westerners prefer Western-style meals over Japanese meals.

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      この会社(かいしゃ)では社長(しゃちょう)絶対(ぜったい)だから、社長(しゃちょう)(りゅう)のやり(かた)(したが)わねばなりません。

      In this company, the president is absolute, so we must follow the president's way of doing things.

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