Keyword
current (in a fluid)
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig826
Readings
なが
(60%)
は
(1%)
る
(1%)
Composed of
water drops
leaky kettle
Mnemonic

I've opened my kitchen tap to fill my kettle with water and the current was so strong that it punched a hole in the kettle and made it leak!

Used in vocabulary (776 in total)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
Examples (200 in total)
I wonder if this water flows all the way to the town.
I thought that only children shed tears.
But it's bad to spread misinformation.