洪こう水ずい
Meanings
Noun
1. flood; flooding
A flood of such information rushes in before even a few seconds have passed.
Kanji used
flood
water
Pitch accent
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うずい
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
Examples (29 in total)
The flood began to subside.
The crops were damaged by the flood.
The damage from the flood was negligible.
Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.
A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.
The bridge was washed away by the flood.
The flood caused a lot of damage.
Three people are missing after the flood.
The village was isolated by the flood.
The flood diverted the course of the river.
After the heavy rain, there was a big flood.
The rice crop was poor, owing to the floods.
The town was destroyed by the flood after the storm.
The flood did great damage to the crops.
That bridge was swept away by the flood.
Streets and houses were submerged by the flood.
The road was closed on account of the flood.
Hundreds of fields were submerged in the flood.
The town was desolate after the flood.
The flood prevented me from crossing the river.
They live in constant dread of floods.
Man fears disasters such as floods and fires.
The flood did a lot of harm to the crops.
We provided the flood victims with food and clothing.
They worked hard to aid the victims of the flood.
The flood was the greatest disaster they had ever had.
They strengthened the embankments to protect the village from flooding.
A flood of such information rushes in before even a few seconds have passed.
Upon investigation, it is said that there was no damage to people or livestock from the flood.