Japanese symbol for “prevalence”
流行
りゅうこう
Romaji: ryuukou
fashion; trend; vogue; craze
In Japanese, prevalence is 流行, read りゅうこう (ryuukou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi fashion; trend; vogue; craze; fad; popularity
- n, vi, vs prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prevalence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卓抜 | たくばつ takubatsu | excellence; superiority; preeminence |
| 跋扈 | ばっこ bakko | rampancy; prevalence; domination |
| 流行り | はやり hayari | prevalence (e.g. of a disease) |
| 有病率 | ゆうびょうりつ yuubyouritsu | prevalence (rate) |
| 卓出 | たくしゅつ takushutsu | excellence; superiority; preeminence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 流通 | りゅうつう ryuutsuu | circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution |
| 流し | ながし nagashi | sink (e.g. in a kitchen) |
| 流す | ながす nagasu | to drain; to pour; to run |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prevalence”.
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.