横流 (おうりゅう) Japanese meaning | KotomoraMeanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
overflowing; flooding
archaic
Archaic noun and suru-verb meaning water overflowing or flooding. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by words like 氾濫 (はんらん) or 溢水 (いっすい).
An old document records that 'the fields were damaged by the overflowing of the river.'