flood in Japanese
flood in Japanese is 洪水, 大水, 氾濫 — flood means an overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
flood in Japanese
洪水
Pronounced: kōzui
An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
大水
Pronounced: oomizu
An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
洪水
Pronounced: kōzui
(figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
氾濫
Pronounced: hanran
(Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
What does "flood" mean?
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noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
"The flood destroyed dozens of homes along the river."
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noun A large, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
"A flood of emails filled her inbox overnight."
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verb To cover land with water, or to fill something with an overwhelming amount.
"The river flooded the low-lying fields."
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flood in a sentence
- The flood destroyed dozens of homes along the river.
- Heavy rain caused flash flooding in the valley.
- A flood of emails filled her inbox overnight.
- The river flooded the low-lying fields.
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What is "flood" in Japanese?
"flood" in Japanese is 洪水, 大水, 氾濫. flood means: An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
How do you pronounce 洪水?
"flood" in Japanese is 洪水, pronounced "kōzui".
How do you use "flood" in a sentence?
Example: "The flood destroyed dozens of homes along the river." In Japanese, "flood" is 洪水, 大水, 氾濫.
Are there other ways to say "flood" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "flood": 洪水, 大水, 氾濫.
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