気流|きりゅうkiryuu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounatmospheric current; air current; airflow
    ただ今こん気流きりゅうの関係かんけいで揺ゆれております。↗
    We are currently experiencing some turbulence.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related風かぜNeutral風(かぜ) is the neutral, everyday word for wind as felt or observed outdoors, e.g. 強い風、北の風; it does not carry the technical 'airflow' nuance of the entry word.

Use 気流 for air movement viewed as a current or flow, as in scientific or technical contexts; use 風 for wind as an everyday phenomenon.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 大気たいきや気体きたいの流ながれ。
Kanji in this word
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