The river's current is fast.
この辺りは空気の流れが悪い。
The airflow is poor around here.
Movement of people, things, or time; also used for changing trends or tendencies.
人の流れが絶えない通りだ。
It's a street with a constant flow of people.
時代の流れに逆らえない。
You can't go against the flow of the times.
The natural progression or step-by-step development of events or actions.
会議の流れを説明します。
I'll explain the flow of the meeting.
仕事の流れを覚える。
Learn the workflow.
group staying together after an event
Refers to people who remain as a group after a formal gathering, often moving to a second location. Common in social contexts like after-parties.
飲み会のあと、流れでカラオケに行った。
After the drinking party, we went to karaoke as a natural continuation.
Lineage or tradition, often used for artistic schools, crafts, or family lines.
彼は華道の古い流れを継いでいる。
He carries on an old school of flower arrangement.
Financial term for losing property or rights, especially in pawnshop or loan contexts.
質屋で流れの品を買う。
Buy forfeited items at a pawnshop.
Usually used as お流れ, meaning a plan or event is called off or falls through.
See also: お流れ
雨でピクニックはお流れになった。
The picnic was canceled due to rain.
Aimless movement, often used for people without a fixed destination or purpose.
彼は流れの旅を続けている。
He continues his wandering journey.
In the flow of conversation, I ended up hearing her secret.
He's always good at riding the current trends of the times.
That one remark changed the momentum of the match.
As things went at the drinking party, we ended up going to a second party.
stray bullet
flow out; stream out; pour out; gush forth; leak; ooze out; drift away
flow out; stream out; pour out
flow down; run down; run off
drift to; wash ashore; be carried to
cancellation; abandonment; falling through
being swept away by a river current · drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river · cancellation; standing someone up; breaking a promise
diversion to the black market; illicit outflow
flowchart; flow diagram
driftwood
floating object; driftage · forfeited pawned article
paper grain; grain direction of paper
stray arrow
flowline
stranger; wanderer; drifter
slanting roof; one-sided roof; shed roof
dye bleeding; color running