Kanji
N1 18 strokes Grade 8

excessive, overflow, spread out

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

overflowing; flood
overproduction; careless manufacture
mass production of inferior goods
source; beginning
abuse of rights; improper use of a privilege
excessive or unreasonable legal action; vexatious litigation
flood plain
flooding within the confines of a levee (i.e. caused by surface runoff, drainage failure, etc.)
flooding caused by overflowing of rivers (e.g. breaching levee banks)
flooding caused by overflowing of rivers (e.g. breaching levee banks)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

morally corrupt; slovenly
morally corrupt

Example sentences

In the city, the information is flooding.

The heavy rains caused the river to flood.