"流行" meaning in Japanese

See 流行 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɾʲɨːko̞ː] Forms: 流行 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (りゅう), (こう)), ryūkō [romanization], riukau [romanization], りうかう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|りゅうこう|hhira=りうかう}} 流(りゅう)行(こう) • (ryūkō) ^(←りうかう (riukau)?)
  1. fashion; vogue
    Sense id: en-流行-ja-noun-4Oci1suC
  2. prevalence (of disease)
    Sense id: en-流行-ja-noun-6rEKCjJX

Verb

IPA: [ɾʲɨːko̞ː] Forms: 流行する ^intransitive suru [canonical] (ruby: (りゅう), (こう)), ryūkō suru [romanization], riukau [romanization], 流行し [stem] (ruby: (りゅう), (こう)), 流行した [past] (ruby: (りゅう), (こう))
Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru|りゅうこう|hhira=りうかう|tr=intr}} 流(りゅう)行(こう)する • (ryūkō suru) ^(←りうかう (riukau)?)intransitive suru (stem 流(りゅう)行(こう)し (ryūkō shi), past 流(りゅう)行(こう)した (ryūkō shita))
  1. become epidemic, go around
    Sense id: en-流行-ja-verb-lBAIn1un Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kan'on, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 18 6 67 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 15 6 68 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 24 8 47 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kan'on: 24 7 48 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 25 8 47 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 20 22 46 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 7 50 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 24 8 47 21
  2. become fashionable
    Sense id: en-流行-ja-verb-do0C2epV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 流行る (hayaru) (ruby: 流行(はや))
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "流行 ^",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "流",
          "りゅう"
        ],
        [
          "行",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ryūkō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riukau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "りうかう",
      "roman": "riukau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "りゅうこう",
        "hhira": "りうかう"
      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a popular hairstyle",
          "roman": "ryūkō no heasutairu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "流行",
              "りゅうこう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "流行のヘアスタイル",
          "translation": "a popular hairstyle"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fashion; vogue"
      ],
      "id": "en-流行-ja-noun-4Oci1suC",
      "links": [
        [
          "fashion",
          "fashion"
        ],
        [
          "vogue",
          "vogue"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prevalence (of disease)"
      ],
      "id": "en-流行-ja-noun-6rEKCjJX",
      "links": [
        [
          "prevalence",
          "prevalence"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɾʲɨːko̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "りゅうこー"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:"
  ],
  "word": "流行"
}

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      "ruby": [
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          "流",
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    {
      "form": "ryūkō suru",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riukau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流行し",
      "roman": "ryūkō shi",
      "ruby": [
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          "流",
          "りゅう"
        ],
        [
          "行",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流行した",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "流",
          "りゅう"
        ],
        [
          "行",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "hhira": "りうかう",
        "tr": "intr"
      },
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      "name": "ja-verb-suru"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hayaru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "流行",
          "はや"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
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          "_dis": "18 6 67 9",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "15 6 68 11",
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          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 8 47 21",
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          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 7 48 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms read with kan'on",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "25 8 47 20",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 22 46 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
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          "_dis": "23 7 50 20",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "24 8 47 21",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      "glosses": [
        "become epidemic, go around"
      ],
      "id": "en-流行-ja-verb-lBAIn1un",
      "links": [
        [
          "epidemic",
          "epidemic"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "become fashionable"
      ],
      "id": "en-流行-ja-verb-do0C2epV"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɾʲɨːko̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "りゅうこー"
    }
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    "ja:"
  ],
  "word": "流行"
}
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    "Japanese suru verbs",
    "Japanese terms read with kan'on",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 流 read as りゅう",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 行 read as こう",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "流行 ^",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "流",
          "りゅう"
        ],
        [
          "行",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
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    {
      "form": "ryūkō",
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    {
      "form": "riukau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "りうかう",
      "roman": "riukau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "りゅうこう",
        "hhira": "りうかう"
      },
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    }
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        {
          "english": "a popular hairstyle",
          "roman": "ryūkō no heasutairu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "流行",
              "りゅうこう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "流行のヘアスタイル",
          "translation": "a popular hairstyle"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fashion; vogue"
      ],
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        [
          "fashion",
          "fashion"
        ],
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          "vogue",
          "vogue"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "prevalence (of disease)"
      ],
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        [
          "prevalence",
          "prevalence"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɾʲɨːko̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "りゅうこー"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:"
  ],
  "word": "流行"
}

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    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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    "Japanese suru verbs",
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    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verbs",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "流行する ^intransitive suru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "流",
          "りゅう"
        ],
        [
          "行",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ryūkō suru",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "riukau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "流行し",
      "roman": "ryūkō shi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "流",
          "りゅう"
        ],
        [
          "行",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "流行した",
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        [
          "流",
          "りゅう"
        ],
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          "行",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      ],
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          "epidemic"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "become fashionable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ɾʲɨːko̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "りゅうこー"
    }
  ],
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    "ja:"
  ],
  "word": "流行"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 流行 meaning in Japanese (3.8kB)

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