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流れ落ちる (ながれおちる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

流ながれ落おちる

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb

flow down; run down; run off

Describes liquid moving downward along a surface, such as tears, rain, or water flowing off a roof.

涙なみだが彼かの女じょの頬ほほを流ながれ落おちた。
Tears ran down her cheeks.
雨あま水みずが屋や根ねから流なが

れ

落お

ち

て

いる

。

Rainwater is flowing down from the roof.

Written forms

流ながれ落おちるUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling for the compound verb meaning 'to flow down'.
ながれおちるUsage1%

Kanji

流current, a sink, flow
落fall, drop, come down

Similar words

流ながれる
流れる is the general verb for 'to flow', while 流れ落ちる specifically emphasizes downward movement, often with a sense of falling or dripping.
落おちる
落ちる means 'to fall' or 'to drop', but 流れ落ちる combines flowing and falling, implying a continuous downward stream rather than a single drop.

Etymology

Compound of 流れる (nagareru, 'to flow') and 落ちる (ochiru, 'to fall'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of combining two verbs to express a specific manner of movement.