流通 (りゅうつう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

流りゅう通つう

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流通する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	流りゅう通つうする	流りゅう通つうしない
Polite	流りゅう通つうします	流りゅう通つうしません
Past polite	流りゅう通つうしました	流りゅう通つうしませんでした
Past	流りゅう通つうした	流りゅう通つうしなかった
Te-form	流りゅう通つうして	流りゅう通つうしないで
Desire	流りゅう通つうしたい	流りゅう通つうしたくない
Potential	流りゅう通つうできる	流りゅう通つうできない
Passive	流りゅう通つうされる	流りゅう通つうされない
Causative	流りゅう通つうさせる	流りゅう通つうさせない
Causative passive	流りゅう通つうさせられる	流りゅう通つうさせられない
Volitional	流りゅう通つうしよう
Polite volitional	流りゅう通つうしましょう
Imperative	流りゅう通つうしろ	流りゅう通つうするな
Conditional	流りゅう通つうすれば	流りゅう通つうしなければ
Tara conditional	流りゅう通つうしたら	流りゅう通つうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

distribution; circulation of goods or money

Used for goods, products, information, money, and similar things moving through markets or society. As a する verb it is intransitive: 商品が流通する, not 商品を流通する in ordinary use.

この商しょう品ひんは全ぜん国こくに流りゅう通

Kanji

流current, a sink, flow
通traffic, pass through, avenue

Related words· 9

配はい送そう sense 1
配送 means delivery or shipping to a specific recipient, while 流通 refers to the broader movement of goods through markets and distribution systems.
循じゅん環かんN2sense 2
循環 stresses cyclical movement that returns to its starting point, like blood or water, while 流通 can describe one-directional flow such as market distribution or airflow.
普ふ及きゅうN2sense 1
普及 emphasizes something (a product, idea, or technology) becoming widespread among users, whereas 流通 focuses on the physical or market movement of goods or money.
換かん気きN2sense 2
換気 specifically means ventilating a room by exchanging stale air for fresh air, while 流通 more generally describes air or fluid circulation itself.

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物ぶつ流りゅう
流通 covers the whole circulation of goods including retail and sales, while 物流 focuses specifically on the physical transport, storage, and handling side.
流りゅう動どう
流通 focuses on the distribution and circulation of goods or information through a system, while 流動 emphasizes the continuous, fluid movement itself.
集しゅう散さん
流通 refers broadly to the circulation of goods or money through an economy, while 集散 specifically highlights the two-step process of things being gathered together and then dispersed.

Opposites

停てい滞たいN1
停滞 means stagnation or a halt in movement, the opposite of 流通's sense of goods, money, or air actively circulating.

Don't confuse with

交こう通つうN5
交通 refers to traffic or transportation of people and vehicles, while 流通 refers to the distribution of goods, money, or the circulation of air, despite sharing the kanji 通.
融ゆう通ずうN1
流通 (circulation, distribution of goods) looks similar to 融通 due to the shared 通, but 融通 means lending or flexibility, not distribution.

Word family· 15

不ふ流りゅう通つう
nonnegotiable
流りゅう通つう税ぜい
circulation tax
流りゅう通つう系けい
flow system; distribution system

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 流, meaning 'flow,' and 通, meaning 'pass through' or 'circulate.' The spelling transparently matches the idea of things flowing or passing through a system.

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