本流
Meanings
main stream; main course
Refers to the primary channel or flow of a river, as opposed to tributaries or branches.
The main stream of this river continues deep into the mountains.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used figuratively for the dominant trend, school of thought, or movement in a field. Often appears as 本流の～ or ～の本流.
His way of thinking deviates from the mainstream of modern philosophy.
This writer is one of the representatives of the mainstream of Japanese literature.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の本流the main stream/course of (a river)
The main stream of the Tone River flows through the Kanto Plain.
- 本流に合流するto join the main stream (of a river)
This tributary joins the main stream further downstream.
- 〈事〉の本流を汲むto carry on the mainstream tradition of (a field, school of thought)
He is a researcher who carries on the mainstream tradition of that school of thought.
- 〈事〉の本流から外れるto depart from the mainstream (of a movement, trend, etc.)
That way of thinking departs from the political mainstream.