1.
water current; stream; flow of water
The movement or flow of water in a river, ocean, pipe, or other channel.
水流が速い。
The water current is fast.
大雨で川の水流が激しくなった。
The river current became fierce due to heavy rain.
この地域では地下水流を利用した発電が行われている。
In this region, power generation using underground water currents is being carried out.
A compound of 水 (water) and 流 (flow, current). Refers to the physical movement of water, whether in natural settings (rivers, oceans) or artificial ones (pipes, channels).
USAGE:
- Described with 速い/遅い (fast/slow) or 強い/弱い (strong/weak)
- Common in geography, weather reports, and outdoor safety contexts
- Used in both scientific and everyday settings
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 水流が速い: the current is fast
- 水流に流される: to be carried away by the current
- 激しい水流: fierce current
- 地下水流: underground water current
- 水流を利用する: to utilize water flow
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 流れ: flow, current — the everyday word for any kind of flow (water, air, traffic, time)
- 潮流: tidal current, ocean current — specifically ocean currents; also used figuratively for trends
- 河川: river — the body of water itself rather than the movement of water within it