川かわ流ながれ

noun

being swept away by a river current

Describes the event of a person or object being carried downstream. Often used in the proverb 河童の川流れ (even a kappa can drown in a river).

• 大おお雨あめで川かわ流ながれにあった人ひとが救きゅう助じょされた。

  A person who was swept away by the river in the heavy rain was rescued.

noun

drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river

Can refer to the act of drowning in a river or to a victim of such an accident. Often used in news reports.

• 今年ことしの夏なつは川かわ流ながれの事じ故こが多た発はつしている。

  There have been many drowning accidents in rivers this summer.

noun

cancellation; standing someone up; breaking a promise

Slang or colloquial use, often in the context of plans being canceled or someone being stood up. The image is of plans 'flowing away' like something carried off by a river.

• デートが川かわ流ながれになった。

  The date got canceled (fell through).