Illustration: A river runs from distant wooded hills through a narrow rocky channel, then broadens into a slow reach beside a Japanese neighborhood before opening toward the sea. In the foreground, a child crouches on a safe riverside step to catch a fallen leaf carried toward them by the current.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

下か流りゅう

karyuu

downstream, lower reaches

Example sentences

  1. 川かわは町まちの３キロ下流かりゅうで分岐ぶんきする。

    The river branches three kilometers below the town.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 川かわはこの橋はしの下流かりゅうで別べつの川かわと合流ごうりゅうする。

    The river meets another below this bridge.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 成魚せいぎょが生息せいそくするのは川かわの中流ちゅうりゅうから下流かりゅう、河口かこう、湖みずうみなどだが、内湾ないわんにも生息せいそくしている。

    The adult fish live in rivers from mid-stream to down stream as well as in estuaries and lakes, but they also live in inner bays.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 下流

  • 下below; downOnカ・ゲKunした・しも・もと
  • 流current; a sinkOnリュウ・ルKunながれる・ながれ・ながす

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