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Meaning of 流行る(はやる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 流行る JLPT 2

Kana Reading はやる

Romaji hayaru

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb

Meaning

to be popular; to come into fashion
Parts of speech

Meaning

to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic
Parts of speech

Meaning

to flourish; to thrive

Example Sentences

流行る, はやる used in context

すごいわね。できて(できる)まだ間もな(だ)い(まもな(だ)い)会社(かいし(あずさ)(あずさ)ゃ)な(だ)のに店舗(てんぽ)も多い(おおい)し(あずさ)(あずさ)、流行ってるし(あずさ)(あずさ)。

Impressive isn't it. A company that's only just been established but it's already got many outlets and is in fashion.
立身出世(りっしんしゅっせ)といった(いう)ことは、最近(さいきん)でははやら(はやる)なくなった(なくなる)ね。

Lately it's not so fashionable to measure success by how far you climb up the corporate ladder.
風邪(かぜ)がはやっている。

A lot of colds are going around.
多分(たぶん)、今(いま)、流行っている病気(びょうき)でしょう。

It's probably the illness that's going around.
色あせた(いろあせる)ジーンズは今でも(いまでも)流行っている。

Faded jeans are still in fashion.
女の子(おんなのこ)の間(あいだ)で今(いま)、ジーパンが流行っている。

Jeans are now in fashion among girls.

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain

流行る

Plain Polite

流行ります

Negative

流行らない

Negative Polite

流行りません

Past

Plain

流行った

Plain Polite

流行りました

Negative

流行らなかった

Negative Polite

流行りませんでした

Plain

流行って

Plain Polite

流行りまして

Negative

Negative Polite

Passive

Plain

流行られる

Plain Polite

流行られます

Negative

流行られない

Negative Polite

流行られません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

流 JLPT 3

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

On: リュウ, ル

Kun: なが.れる, なが.れ, なが.す, -なが.す

10 strokes

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行 JLPT 5

going, journey

On: コウ, ギョウ, アン

Kun: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう

6 strokes

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