N1Noun
氾濫
はんらん
Meaning
- 1.overflowing
- 2.flood
- 3.inundation
Meanings across languages
- English
- overflowing, flood, inundation
- Tiếng Việt
- tràn ngập, lũ lụt, ngập nước
- 日本語
- 氾濫
- 한국어
- 범람, 홍수, 범람
- 中文
- 泛滥, 洪水, 淹没
- Bahasa Indonesia
- meluap, banjir, genangan air
- ภาษาไทย
- น้ำท่วม, น้ำท่วม, น้ำท่วม
- Español
- desbordamiento, inundación, inundación
- Français
- débordement, inondation, inondation
- Deutsch
- Überlauf, Überschwemmung, Überflutung
- Português
- transbordamento, inundação, inundação
Kanji used
Example sentences
浅い川は氾濫しやすい。
Shallow rivers are prone to flooding.
Related words
濫用
らんよう
abuse, misuse
N2濫伐
らんばつ
deforestation, excessive logging
N2濫調
らんちょう
excessive production (of currency, etc.)
N2氾濫原
はんらんげん
flood plain
N1内水氾濫
ないすいはんらん
flooding within the confines of a levee (i.e. caused by surface runoff, drainage failure, etc.)
N1河川氾濫
かせんはんらん
flooding caused by overflowing of rivers (e.g. breaching levee banks)
N1外水氾濫
がいすいはんらん
flooding caused by overflowing of rivers (e.g. breaching levee banks)
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