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氾
overflow · spread · be widespread
N1On: はん
Memory Aid
Imagine a rush of WATER (氵) spreading out everywhere like a slithering SNAKE (巳), covering a WIDE area as it OVERFLOWS.
Vocabulary
氾濫はんらんflood, inundation
氾濫するはんらんするto flood, to overflow
氾濫原はんらんげんfloodplain
Example Sentences
川が氾濫して、町全体が水に浸かった。
The river overflowed, and the entire town was submerged in water.
情報が氾濫している現代社会では、何が正しいか見極めるのが難しい。
In modern society, where information is overflowing, it's difficult to discern what is correct.
大雨の後、その地域はいつも氾濫の危険にさらされている。
After heavy rain, that area is always exposed to the risk of flooding.
毎年、雨季にはこの川が氾濫する。
Every year, this river floods during the rainy season.