How to say "brook" in Japanese

• 小川おがわCommon
  nounCovers 'brook' in its waterway sense: a small natural stream. This is the ordinary word for a small stream or creek in landscapes, parks, and countryside descriptions.
  小川おがわがさらさらと流ながれる音おとが聞きこえる。↗

  We can hear a brook murmuring.
• ブルック
  nounA loanword spelling of the English 'brook', mainly seen in names, poetry, or literary contexts. It is less common and seldom the word you want for an ordinary small stream.

Use 小川 for the everyday noun meaning a small stream of water; 「ブルック」 is a rarer loanword transcription, generally not the natural choice when you simply mean a brook.

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• 小川おがわstream
• ブルックbrook