川流れ

Reading

Kana: かわながれ

Romaji: kawanagare

Definitions

noun

1

being carried away by a current

2

drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river

3

cancellation; standing up; breaking a promise

Kanji

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

流

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す

Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit

Example Sentence

河童(かっぱ)の川流(かわなが)れ。

➥The best swimmers are oftenest drowned.