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ダム放流 (ダムほうりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ダム放ほう流りゅう

Meanings

1

noun

dam discharge; water release from a dam

Refers to the controlled release of water from a dam, often for flood control, power generation, or maintenance.

大おお雨あめのため、ダム放ほう流りゅうが始はじまった。
Due to heavy rain, dam discharge began.
ダム放ほう流りゅうの警けい報ほうがサイレンで知しらされた。
The dam discharge warning was announced by a siren.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
流current, a sink, flow

Similar words

放ほう流りゅう
放流 alone means 'release' or 'discharge' of water, fish, etc.; ダム放流 specifies a dam context.
ダム
ダム is the general word for 'dam'; ダム放流 focuses on the release action.

Etymology

Compound of ダム (dam, from English) and 放流 (release, discharge).