なが
流
　
れ
　
を
く
汲
　
む

expression, Godan verb

  1. to be descended from, to be drawn from (the tradition of), to be derived from, to follow the school (tradition) of.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
なが
流
　
れ
　
を
く
汲
　
む
 流れを汲む ながれをくむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

current, a sink, flow
リュウ　なが.れる　ながれ (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
a cup with pendants, a pennant, wild
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)
draw (water), ladle, scoop
く.む　キュウ　くみ (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
reach out, exert, exercise
およ.ぶ　キュウ　おい (7th, N1)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ　の　すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)