Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

    あいつにはまいったよ。どんなに厳しく怒っても、柳に風と受け流すだけだよ。
    I don't know what to do with that guy. No matter how mad I get at him he just takes it in stride and pays no attention.

Also written 受流す【うけながす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

Kun
う.ける-う.けう.かる
On
ジュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
136 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

じょ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-4, 2-1-7, 2-6-2SKIP code
2h6.2The Kanji Dictionary
2040.7Four corner code
2067deroo
53d7Unicode hex code
1-28-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2826Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
678New Nelson (John Haig)
2421New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3076Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1569Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2146Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
735Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
794Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
223A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
730Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
272Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3159Morohashi
303A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
260Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
260Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
240sakade
394Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
319henshall3
304Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
298crowley
269Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
270Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
743Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou4Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

Kun
なが.れるなが.れなが.す-なが.す
On
リュウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
280 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

ながれめぐる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3a7.10The Kanji Dictionary
3411.3, 3011.3Four corner code
357deroo
6d41Unicode hex code
1-46-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2576Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3160New Nelson (John Haig)
441New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
529Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
325Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
400Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
764Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
826Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
296A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1332Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
329Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17572PMorohashi
409A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
247Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
247Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
334sakade
682Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
432henshall3
367Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
235crowley
279Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1200Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
771Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liu2Pinyin reading
ryuKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level