清流
Meanings
1
clear stream; limpid stream
Refers to a stream or river with clean, transparent water. Often used in literary or poetic contexts, and contrasted with 濁流 (muddy stream).
See also: 濁流
A beautiful clear stream flows through this valley.
Some fish can only live in clear streams.
Usage patterns
- 清流が流れるa clear stream flows
A clear stream flows between the mountains.
- 清流を守るto protect a clear stream (its water quality)
The local residents continue their efforts to protect the clear stream.
- 清流に棲む〈物〉a thing (esp. fish) that lives in a clear stream
This fish is known as a species that lives in clear streams.