氾濫
はんらん
overflowing; flood; inundation; deluge
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
overflowing; flood; inundation; deluge- oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
Example sentences
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The typhoon caused the river to flood.
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This river is going to overflow.
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In the city, the information is flooding.
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The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.
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All of a sudden, the river rose and broke its banks.
More examples (6)
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That river floods every year.
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The town was flooded with strange foreign words.
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The river flooded a large area.
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This river sometimes overflows after the thaw.
国産品のように見えて、実は外国産という食品が、氾濫している。
Foods that seem to be domestic products but are actually foreign-made are flooding the market.
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The heavy rains caused the river to flood.