流行る (はやる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

流行る (はやる) means to be popular / to come into fashion.

See example sentences below.

流行る at a glance

流行る

はやるhayaru

N3verb

to be popular / to come into fashion

流行るはやるhayaruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to be popular / to come into fashion

Example 1

新しいスマホがすぐに流行った。

Translation

The new smartphone quickly became popular.

Example 2

その歌手の曲は今、流行っている。

Translation

That singer’s songs are popular right now.