水流|すいりゅうsuiryuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwater current
   川幅かわはばが広ひろくなるにつれて、水流すいりゅうはいっそう緩ゆるやかになった。↗

   As the river become broader, the current moved slowly.

• Synonym流れながれNeutralThe everyday word for flow — of water, air, people, time — and for trends or the course of events; 「水流」 is used only for the movement of water.
• Synonym流水りゅうすいWrittenA written, formal word for the flowing water itself, as in 「行雲流水」 or 「流水で洗う」; 「水流」 stresses the force of the current.
• Antonym停滞ていたいNeutralStagnation — things failing to move forward; the opposite of the flow that 「水流」 describes.
• Antonym淀みよどみNeutralA place where the current slows and stagnates, the opposite of flowing 「水流」; also used figuratively for a pause or hesitation in speech.

For water in motion, 「流れ」 is the default, as in 「川の流れ」. Use 「水流」 when the force or speed of the current matters, as in 「水流が速い」. 「流水」 is a written, formal word for the flowing water itself, and 「淀み」 is a spot where the water stagnates.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 水みずの流ながれ。
2. 地名ちめい、又またはその一部いちぶ。
3. 姓せい、又またはその一部いちぶ。