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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

洪水

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōzui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flooding/ˈflʌd.ɪŋ/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"大雨によって深刻な洪水が発生しました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry, often caused by heavy rainfall, overflowing rivers, or melting snow.

    "Continuous heavy rains have caused widespread coastal flooding across the region."
  2. 2

    An overwhelming abundance or influx of something, such as emotions, information, or light.

    "The customer service department experienced a sudden flooding of complaints."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'flōd', meaning a flow of water, tide, or deluge, stemming from Proto-Germanic *flōdu-. Over centuries, the term evolved to encompass both the natural phenomenon of water overflowing dry land and various metaphorical applications in psychology, technology, and communication.

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