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Keyword
current (in a fluid)
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig826
Readings
なが
(59%)
は
(1%)
る
(1%)
Composed of
氵
water drops
㐬
leaky kettle
Mnemonic

I've opened my kitchen tap to fill my kettle with water and the current was so strong that it punched a hole in the kettle and made it leak!

Used in vocabulary (645 in total)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
642 more...
Examples (200 in total)
Tears were flowing down her cheeks.
Tears were rolling down her cheek.
Do something about the flow of blood from the wound.
Stop the flow of blood from the wound.
This river runs through my village.
There are many rivers on that island.
The river flows slowly to the sea.
The river flows through the city.
The river runs through the town.
Talent for music runs in their blood.
The water flows under the bridge.
The river flows down to the sea.
This river flows too fast to swim in.
The toilet doesn't flush properly.
Don't forget to flush the toilet.
When you use the bathroom, be sure to flush and wash your hands.
A broad river runs through the city.
A river runs through the valley.
The river is flowing very fast after last night's rain.
I'll join you later.
The stream flows into the pond.
The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed.
They swam against the stream.
Let's try and swim against the current.
The floor was running with water.
Tears trickled down her cheeks.
There's a beautiful river on the other side of the park.
The girls shed tears after reading the novel.
They shed tears at the news.
Such was her joy that she shed tears.
So great was her joy that she shed tears.
She shed plentiful tears when her beloved dog was killed in an accident.
She shed tears while listening to the story.
She shed bitter tears.
She shed tears.
She answered with tears.
She read his letter, with tears streaming down her cheeks.
The current is rapid around here.
The news has just come on the radio.
He decided to put the murder trial first in the evening news.
This style of hat is now in fashion.
This is a song which is popular now.
The French style of dress is in vogue now.
Black coats are in fashion this winter.
Most of the other students wore trendy clothes.
She always wears fashionable clothes.
She is sensitive to current fashions.
The movie is popular with young people.
Hats should be popular next year.
I've decided to not be swayed by the trends.
Fashions change quickly.
Fashions grow old and die.
Don't follow fashion.
Long skirts are very much in fashion.
She wept when she heard the terrible news.
What's in fashion in Paris?
A tear ran down her cheek.
Blood flows through blood vessels.
Tears of joy rained down their cheeks.
He read the letter with tears running down his cheeks.
She called out to him, with tears running down her cheeks.
This is the latest fashion.
She tried to keep abreast of the latest fashions.
It is very expensive to keep up with the latest fashions.
I wouldn't be too surprised if this song became a hit.
This is a song that's popular right now.
What sort of coats are in fashion this year?
What kind of music has been popular recently?
Tiny pets are in fashion now.
What is popular now?
The orphan wept with grief over his misfortune.
What kind of songs are popular these days?
In the first place, fashions change very quickly.
The river flows along the north of island.
Many young men bled for the revolution.
They shed their blood for their independence.
It is doubtful whether her song will become popular.
A small stream ran down among the rocks.
A small stream runs by my house.
This song was popular in the 1970s.
The river runs through the valley.
They blocked the flow of water from the burst pipe.
Blood ran from his wound.
Blood is flowing from the wound at the back of her head.
Several bridges have been damaged or swept away.
Tears fell down her cheeks.
Tears were running down her cheeks.
Tears rolled down my cheeks.
Two tears fell down her cheeks.
Tears rolled down her cheeks.
She is a slave of fashion.
Newspapers distribute information to the public.
It took me a while to meet up with my friends.
The river flows between the two countries.
When the snow melts it flows into the river.
Sweat was pouring from his brow.
The river flows through the town.
Fifteen tons of oil were spilled into the sea.
There is a waterfall above the bridge.
I saw a boat upstream of the bridge.
The bridge is one mile above.
We live about three miles above this bridge.
There is a bridge two miles upstream.
Money circulates through the banking system.
The rain washed away the dust.
The bridge was washed away by the flood.
A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.
We were rowing against the current.
Tom's singing voice flowed out of the radio.
Tom tried to wash the blood off his clothes.
Tom shed tears.
Such was his eloquence that everybody was moved to tears.
It seems that bikinis are "in" this year.
That kind of dress is now in fashion.
It is no exaggeration to say that he is a first-rate writer.
That bridge was swept away by the flood.
The house was carried away by the flood.
The work will give birth to a new school of novel.
He was ashamed of his tears.
The police charged him with leaking information to a neighboring country.
The flood diverted the course of the river.
He was recognized as a first-class singer.
Water is running from the faucet into the sink.
He spoke so eloquently that the audience were all moved to tears.
He is a musician of the first rank.
This river flows into the Pacific Ocean.
The river flows into the Pacific Ocean.
Oh, look! A shooting star! Make a wish.
Oh, look, a shooting star!
Look at that shooting star.
Tom saw a shooting star.
I just saw a shooting star.
I want to see a shooting star.
When you see a shooting star, make a wish.
I have seen a shooting star once.
Look, a shooting star!
Look! There's a shooting star.
How fluently that foreigner speaks Japanese!
You will be able to speak fluent English in another few months.
I didn't know Tom could speak French so fluently.
I was amazed at Tom's fluency in French.
Tom is fluent in French.
Tom can speak a little French, but he's not fluent.
Tom speaks fluent French.
Tom speaks fluently.
If only I could speak English as fluently as you.
I'm amazed at your fluency in English.
You speak fluent English.
He is fluent in French.
He can speak English much more fluently than I can.
He speaks English as fluently as if he were an American.
He speaks English fluently.
I heard her speaking English fluently, like an American.
She doesn't speak English as fluently as you.
She speaks English very fluently.
She can speak French fluently.
She speaks English fluently.
In addition to English, she speaks French fluently.
She is fluent in English and French.
She can speak French fluently, not to mention English.
Do you speak Japanese fluently?
You speak French fluently.
I would like to speak English fluently.
If only I could speak English as fluently as she does!
Having been brought up in America, my father speaks English fluently.
I heard her speak English fluently.
Long practice enabled him to speak fluent English.
I'll have you all speaking fluent English within a year.
The police wanted to avoid bloodshed.
His speech moved them to tears.
The stream becomes shallower as you move upriver.
The bridge is far down the river.
The river branches three kilometers below the town.
There is a hut below the bridge.
The oil ran through a thick pipe.
The people living here belong to the upper class.
Mr Brown belongs to the upper class.
He belongs to the upper class.
An endless flow of tears fell from her eyes.
Mini-skirts are back in fashion again.
The rain washed away the soil.
Red is out of fashion.
Gardening has been popular for some years.
The restaurant stands at the junction of two superhighways.
In another six months you will be able to speak German fluently.
In addition to English, Mr. Nakajima can speak German fluently.
Who spread that rumor?
The crowd poured out of the stadium.
Faded jeans are still in fashion.
An electric current can generate magnetism.
Tanaka's teaching goes against the stream of history.
David can speak French fluently.
He is fluent in Chinese.
Cool the burned finger in running water.
Tom got hit by a stray bullet.
Tom was killed by a stray bullet.
The river runs parallel to the main street.
Legends of vampires flourish in the Balkans.
The river winds through the forest.
The mast broke and our ship went adrift.