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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

流通

Reading

Kana: りゅうつう
Romaji: ryūtsuu
Kana
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Definitions

vs
1

circulation of money or goods; flow of water or air; distribution

2

negotiable (e.g. shares)

Kanji

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す
Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

Example Sentences

貨幣(かへい)銀行(ぎんこう)制度(せいど)(つう)じて流通(りゅうつう)する。
➥Money circulates through the banking system.
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その(しん)製品(せいひん)従来(じゅうらい)流通(りゅうつう)チャンネルでは販売(はんばい)されない。
➥The new product will not be distributed through conventional channels.
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サービス産業(さんぎょう)には、通信(つうしん)運輸(うんゆ)流通(りゅうつう)金融(きんゆう)をはじめものの生産(せいさん)には関係(かんけい)ないたくさんの分野(ぶんや)(ふく)まれる。
➥Service industries include communication, transportation, distribution, finance and a host of other areas which do not involve production of goods.
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よって流通(りゅうつう)するマネーが()り、物価(ぶっか)上昇(じょうしょう)鎮静化(ちんせいか)する。
➥Thus money in circulation drops, and price escalation quietens down.
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いく(そう)もの卸業者(おろしぎょうしゃ)存在(そんざい)特色(とくしょく)である日本(にっぽん)流通(りゅうつう)機構(きこう)は、複雑(ふくざつ)でコストもかかる。
➥The Japanese distribution system, characterized by layers of wholesale, is complex and costly.
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