Japanese symbol for “confluence”
合流
ごうりゅう
Romaji: gouryuu
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining
In Japanese, confluence is 合流, read ごうりゅう (gouryuu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining
- n, vi, vs joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up; merging (e.g. of traffic); meeting (up)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “confluence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出会い | であい deai | confluence |
| 合流点 | ごうりゅうてん gouryuuten | confluence (of rivers); junction (of rivers, roads, etc.); meeting point |
| 合流地点 | ごうりゅうちてん gouryuuchiten | confluence (of rivers); junction (of rivers, roads, etc.); meeting point (of civilizations, etc.) |
| 無境界 | むきょうかい mukyoukai | lack of boundary; borderless (psych.); confluence (psych.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
| 合う | あう au | to come together; to merge; to unite |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination; alliance |
| 合計 | ごうけい goukei | sum total; total amount |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “confluence”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.