流行る (はやる, hayaru) Japanese meaning: be popular | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000流行る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 流行る | 流行らない |
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| Polite | 流行ります | 流行りません |
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| Past polite | 流行りました | 流行りませんでした |
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| Past | 流行った | 流行らなかった |
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| Te-form | 流行って | 流行らないで |
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| Desire | 流行りたい | 流行りたくない |
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| Potential | 流行れる | 流行れない |
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| Passive | 流行られる | 流行られない |
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| Causative | 流行らせる | 流行らせない |
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| Causative passive | 流行らせられるalso 流行らされる | 流行らせられないalso 流行らされない |
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| Volitional | 流行ろう | |
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| Polite volitional | 流行りましょう | |
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| Imperative | 流行れ | 流行るな |
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| Conditional | 流行れば | 流行らなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 流行ったら | 流行らなかったら |
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Pairs with流行らせる› This song is popular among young people.
That game is really trendy lately, isn't it?
Usage patterns
〈人〉の間で流行るto be trendy or popular among a certain group of people
This song is popular among young people.
風邪が流行るfor a cold or flu to be going around
Colds are going around this winter.
店が流行るfor a shop or business to be thriving
The new shop that opened near the station is doing great business.
〈場所〉で流行るfor a trend to spread in a particular place
This song has recently become popular in Korea.
Expressions
今流行りcurrently popular; trendy; in fashion
流行る stresses that something is trendy or in fashion, whereas 売れる focuses on strong commercial sales or personal fame regardless of trendiness.
流行る means something becomes popular or trendy, while 広まる simply describes something spreading without implying popularity.
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze