Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
分流 (ぶんりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
distributary ; tributary ; branched flow
Refers to a river branch that splits off from the main stream (distributary) or a smaller stream joining a larger one (tributary). Also used figuratively for branching flows of people, traffic, or electric current.
で
人ひと
の
流なが
れ
が
分ぶん
流りゅう
する
。
The flow of people branches off in front of the station.
Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment Similar words 本ほん 流りゅう 本流 is the main stream or mainstream, while 分流 is a branch or tributary.
支し 流りゅう 支流 is a tributary (a stream flowing into a larger one), whereas 分流 can be either a distributary or a tributary.
Etymology Compound of 分 (ぶん, 'divide, branch') and 流 (りゅう, 'flow, current'). The kanji directly reflect the meaning of a branching flow.
