流りゅう亡ぼう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

wandering; drifting; roaming

Refers to wandering or drifting, often with a nuance of being displaced or without a fixed home. Similar to 流浪 (るろう), but 流亡 can carry a stronger sense of exile or flight from one's homeland.

See also: 流浪

• 戦せん乱らんを逃のがれて流りゅう亡ぼうの旅たびに出でる。

  Fleeing the war, they set out on a wandering journey.

• 彼かれは故こ郷きょうを離はなれ、長ながく流りゅう亡ぼうした。

  He left his hometown and wandered for a long time.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

soil erosion; land erosion

Technical term for soil erosion, often used in agricultural or environmental contexts. The kanji 流 (flow) and 亡 (loss) suggest the washing away of soil.

• 大おお雨あめで農のう地ちの流りゅう亡ぼうが進すすんだ。

  Heavy rain accelerated the soil erosion of the farmland.

• 流りゅう亡ぼうを防ふせぐために植しょく林りんが行おこなわれた。

  Tree planting was carried out to prevent soil erosion.