Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 流(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NAH-GAH-ROO [key] Other Forms FormsNagare Meaning & History From 流 (nagaru, nagare, ryuu) meaning "stream, current, flow".A notable bearer is Nagaru Tanigawa, the author of 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya' series.