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偏流 (へんりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

偏へん流りゅう

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Meanings

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noun

drift; leeway; windage

Technical term for the sideways displacement of a vessel or aircraft caused by wind or current. Used in navigation and aviation contexts.

偏へん流りゅうを計けい算さんして針しん路ろを修しゅう正せいする。
Correct the course by calculating the drift.
強つよい横よこ風かぜで偏へん流りゅうが大おおきくなった。
The drift increased due to a strong crosswind.

Kanji

偏partial, side, left-side radical
流current, a sink, flow

Similar words

漂ひょう流りゅう
漂流 refers to drifting in a general sense, often of objects or people adrift at sea, while 偏流 specifically denotes the navigational drift of a vessel or aircraft from its intended course.

Etymology

Compound of 偏 (へん, 'biased, leaning') and 流 (りゅう, 'flow, current'), referring to a flow that deviates from the intended direction.