氾濫 (はんらん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

氾濫 (はんらん) means flood / overflow.

See example sentences below.

氾濫 at a glance

氾濫

はんらんhanran

N1noun

flood / overflow

氾濫はんらんhanranN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

flood / overflow

Example 1

川がはんらんして町が水につかった。

Translation

The river flooded and the town was submerged.

Example 2

情報がはんらんして整理できない。

Translation

Information is overflowing and can't be organized.