流るる○じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounexile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)historical termHistorical term for banishment under the ritsuryō legal system; ranked just below death penalty in severity.See also: 五刑律りつ令りょう制せいでは、流るは死し罪ざいに次つぐ重おもい刑けいだった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerUnder the ritsuryō system, exile was a severe punishment second only to the death penalty.See all 15 example sentences ›Expressions歳さい月げつ流ながるる如ごとしtime flies like an arrow水みずは低ひくきに流ながるwater seeks its own level