He cooks in his own style.
この店は日本流のサービスを提供している。
This shop offers Japanese-style service.
Used for traditional schools or styles in arts, crafts, or disciplines, such as 華道 (flower arrangement) or 茶道 (tea ceremony).
彼女は草月流の生け花を習っている。
She is learning ikebana of the Sogetsu school.
この茶碗は楽流の伝統を受け継いでいる。
This tea bowl follows the tradition of the Raku school.
Often follows a number or a word like 一, 二, 上, 中, 下 to indicate a grade, rank, or class. Common in compounds like 一流 (first-class) or 二流 (second-rate).
See also: 一流
彼は一流のシェフとして知られている。
He is known as a first-class chef.
このホテルは三流のサービスしか提供していない。
This hotel only offers third-rate service.
Used in technical or literary compounds to indicate a flow or current, such as 気流 (air current) or 海流 (ocean current). Less common as a standalone suffix.
気流の変化が飛行機の揺れの原因だ。
Changes in the air current cause the plane to shake.
この海域には暖流が流れている。
A warm current flows through this sea area.
He adapted the recipe in his own style.
The son carries on his father's school and teaches calligraphy.
He's said to be a third-rate actor.
I experienced Japanese-style hospitality.
distribution; circulation of goods or money · circulation; flow; ventilation
mainstream; main current; prevailing trend · main stream; main course (of a river)
confluence; flowing together; joining of streams · join up; meet up; link up · merge; join traffic; feed into
first-class; first-rate; top-ranking · characteristic of; peculiar to; unique to · school; lineage; style tradition · one flag; one banner; one streamer
meteor; shooting star; falling star
electric current
upper reaches; upstream · upper classes; high society
logistics; physical distribution
inflow; influx
diversion; misappropriation · repurpose; reuse; adapt for another use
flow; circulation; movement
downstream; lower reaches of a river · lower classes; lower strata of society
drifting; being adrift
fluid
bloodshed; bleeding; shedding blood
middle reaches of a river; midstream; middle course · middle class
way of doing things; method; style · school; style; system
tide; tidal current · trend; drift; tendency
miscarriage; spontaneous abortion
backward flow; backflow; reflux; regurgitation
drainage basin; river basin; watershed
female (professional); woman (in a field)
source of a river; headwaters · origin; source
air current; airflow; atmospheric current
fluent; flowing
dual wielding; two-sword fencing · liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both · bisexuality · two-way player (baseball)
flow rate; volume of flow; throughput