流行

りゅうこう

fashionable, fad, prevailing

Also:prevalence (of a disease)

What does 流行 mean?

流行 is a Japanese noun meaning fashionable, fad, prevailing in English. It can also be translated as prevalence (of a disease) depending on context. It is written as 流行 in kanji, りゅうこう in hiragana, and ryuukou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あの種の服が今流行だ。

That kind of dress is now in fashion.