清流

• 読み: せいりゅう
• ローマ字: seiryu
• 漢字の分解: 清 (sei/kiyo-) — clear, pure; 流 (ryu/naga-) — flow, current
• 発音: /seː.ɾjɯː/

意味

Clear stream; limpid river. A river or stream with beautifully transparent, clean water, typically found in mountainous or forested areas.

A poetic noun evoking purity and natural beauty. 清流 appears frequently in literature, tourism promotion, and environmental reporting. Rivers designated as 清流 are often celebrated for supporting rare species such as ayu (sweetfish) and Japanese giant salamanders. The word carries strong aesthetic and cultural connotations of unspoiled nature, contrasting sharply with 濁流.

例文

1. 四万十川はその清流の美しさから四国を代表する川として知られている。
2. 清流のほとりに腰を下ろし、せせらぎの音に耳を傾けた。
3. この清流にはアユが豊富に生息しており、夏になると釣り人でにぎわう。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, tourism, fishing, literature

トーン: literary

起源と歴史

Compound of 清 (clear, pure, clean) and 流 (flow, stream, current). Together they evoke a stream of crystalline purity, directly contrasting with 濁流 (muddy torrent).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal