流 flow

(waterleft) +

(decapitated cow) + 川 (river)

★★★☆☆

10 strokes

Onyomi

RYUU	Don't REUSE your flow so much, it'll sound wack. You gotta keep coming up with new styles.

Mnemonic

The river's flow carried the decapitated cow-head downstream , bobbing up and down in the water.

Kunyomi

( を ) なが＊す	various meanings. . . .to make something flow - to flush a toilet. - Also means, a DJ plays music. Which is pretty rad. ★★★☆☆
( が ) なが＊れる	something is literlly flowing. Also used when music is playing on the loudspeaker, or when time passes (時間が流れると。。。。）(literally, 'In the course of time . . .. '). ★★★☆☆

Jukugo

流行(りゅうこう)	trend ★★★☆☆ 流 (flow) + 行 (go) = 流行 (trend)
一流(いちりゅう) の	the most trendy ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 流 (flow) = 一流 (the most trendy)
漂流(ひょうりゅう) する	drifting ☆☆☆☆☆ 漂 (drift) + 流 (flow) = 漂流 (drifting)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
流	flow	WATER	水
荒	go wild / rough	FLOWERS	花

WATER flows, but FLOWERS grow in the wild.

Synonyms

spending time
時間が経つ時間がかかる? 費やす時間を過ごす流れる