Japanese

りゅうこう
Meaning: fashion; trend; prevalence; epidemic
Part of Speech: Noun Alternative Readings: はやり

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Handwriting

流
行

Example sentences

Recently, this hairstyle has become popular among young people.
流行の亜流を作るだけでは、評価されない
You won't be appreciated just by creating imitations of trends.
流行の発信地として知られる渋谷には、多くの若者が集まる。
Many young people gather in Shibuya, known as a center for trends.
かつて日本でも三日熱が流行したことがある。
Tertian malaria was once prevalent in Japan as well.
流行を追いすぎて自分を見失うのは、まさに邯鄲之歩だ。
Losing yourself by blindly following trends is exactly 'the walk of Handan'.

Usage Notes

Used both for social trends (fashion, words) and for the spread of diseases (epidemics).

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