濁流

• 読み: だくりゅう
• ローマ字: dakuryu
• 漢字の分解: 濁 (daku/nigo-) — muddy, turbid; 流 (ryu/naga-) — flow, current
• 発音: /da.kɯ.ɾjɯː/

意味

Muddy stream; turbid current; torrent. A violently flowing, sediment-laden river, typically swollen and discoloured by heavy rainfall.

A vivid noun that contrasts sharply with 清流 (clear stream). 濁流 evokes danger, chaos, and destructive force, and is frequently used in news reports during typhoons and heavy rain events. It also appears metaphorically to describe a destructive or corrupting force sweeping through society or an organisation.

例文

1. 台風の影響で川は濁流となり、橋が流されてしまった。
2. 濁流が農地に流れ込み、収穫前の作物が一夜にして全滅した。
3. 歴史の濁流に飲み込まれながらも、その詩人は純粋さを失わなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, natural disasters, figurative speech, literature

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 濁 (muddy, turbid, impure) and 流 (flow, current, stream). The contrast with 清 (clear, pure) in 清流 is stark — 濁流 carries connotations of impurity, danger, and overwhelming force.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal