Japanese symbol for “downstream”
下流
かりゅう
Romaji: karyuu
downstream; lower reaches of a river
In Japanese, downstream is 下流, read かりゅう (karyuu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n downstream; lower reaches of a river
- n lower classes
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “downstream”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 川下 | かわしも kawashimo | downstream |
| 下り | くだり kudari | downstream; downhill |
| 裾 | すそ suso | downstream |
| 下辺 | しもべ shimobe | downwards direction; downstream |
| ダウンストリーム | ダウンストリーム daunsutoriimu | downstream |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
| 上下 | じょうげ jouge | top and bottom; high and low; above and below |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ chikatetsu | subway; metro; underground (railway) |
| 部下 | ぶか buka | subordinate person |
| 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 “downstream”.
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.