流 暢(りゅうちょう)

りゅうちょう

na-adjective

fluent; flowing; eloquent

language descriptive

1. fluent; flowing; eloquent

Describes speech or language ability that is smooth and natural, without hesitation or awkwardness.

彼女(かのじょ)は流暢(りゅうちょう)な英語(えいご)を話(はな)す。

She speaks fluent English.

流暢(りゅうちょう)に日本語(にほんご)を話(はな)す外国人(がいこくじん)に驚(おどろ)いた。

I was surprised by the foreigner who spoke Japanese fluently.

留学(りゅうがく)して三年(さんねん)になるが、まだ流暢(りゅうちょう)とは言(い)えない。

It's been three years since I went abroad to study, but I still can't say I'm fluent.

A na-adjective describing smooth, natural speech without hesitation. Almost exclusively used about language ability.

Forms

流暢(りゅうちょう)な + noun: 流暢(りゅうちょう)な英語(えいご) (fluent English)
流暢(りゅうちょう)に + verb: 流暢(りゅうちょう)に話(はな)す (to speak fluently)

Common collocations

流暢(りゅうちょう)な日本語(にほんご): fluent Japanese
流暢(りゅうちょう)に話(はな)す: to speak fluently
流暢(りゅうちょう)な発音(はつおん): fluent pronunciation

Similar words

ペラペラ: fluent (casual, onomatopoeic — ペラペラ話(はな)す)
堪能(たんのう): proficient, skilled (broader — not limited to speaking)

流暢(りゅうちょう) focuses specifically on speaking smoothness and is more formal than ペラペラ.

Related Words

Compare: ぺらぺら (fluent (casual, onomatopoeic)

Compare: 堪能(たんのう) (proficient, skilled (broader)

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