Japanese

はやる
Meaning: to be popular; to be in fashion; to spread (disease)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 流行る 流行らない
Polite 流行ります 流行りません
Past 流行った 流行らなかった
Polite + Past 流行りました 流行りませんでした
Te-form 流行って 流行らなくて
Potential 流行れる 流行れない
Passive 流行られる 流行られない
Causative 流行らせる 流行らせない
Causative + Passive 流行らされる 流行らされない
Imperative 流行れ 流行るな

Handwriting

流
行
る

Example sentences

Retro fashion is popular among young people these days.
最近、悪質な詐欺が流行っています。
Malicious scams have been prevalent lately.
あの歌は一頃とても流行った
That song was very popular at one time.

Usage Notes

Can refer to trends, businesses being successful (thriving), or diseases spreading.

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