合流

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 合流 is read ごうりゅう and means separate people or flows joining together.
• Basic usage: It is used when meeting a friend to continue together or describing where two rivers meet.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Compared with 集合
  • 合流 focuses on separate parties or flows joining and continuing together, while 集合(しゅうごう) focuses on people gathering in one place. In 友人と合流して会場へ向かった, the people head to the venue together after meeting.