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流布 (るふ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
circulation ; dissemination ; spread
Refers to information, rumors, or ideas spreading widely among people. Often used in news or formal writing. Can be used as a noun, a suru-verb (transitive or intransitive), or as a no-adjective.
誤あやま っ た 情じょう 報ほう を 流る 布ふ し て は いけ ない 。
You must not disseminate false information.
Similar words 広ひろ まる 広まる is a more general intransitive verb for spreading (news, ideas, customs), while 流布 emphasizes wide circulation, often of information or rumors, and can be used transitively.
普ふ 及きゅう 普及 focuses on the spread and adoption of technology, products, or practices, whereas 流布 is more about the circulation of information or ideas.
Etymology Compound of 流 (flow, current) and 布 (cloth, spread). The combination suggests something flowing and spreading like cloth, metaphorically extended to the circulation of information.
