氾濫

はんらん

overflowing, flood

Also:oversupply

What does 氾濫 mean?

氾濫 is a Japanese noun meaning overflowing, flood in English. It can also be translated as oversupply depending on context. It is written as 氾濫 in kanji, はんらん in hiragana, and hanran in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

川が氾濫して広い地域が水浸しになった。

The river flooded a large area.