Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 流, 流行, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NAH-GAH-RE [key] Other Forms FormsNagaru Meaning & History From 流 (nagare, nagaru, ryuu) meaning "flow, stream, current".A notable bearer is the TV personality and actor Nagare Hagiwara (1953-2015) who used this as his stage name.