“Tributary” in Japanese
Short answer
Tributary in Japanese is “支流” (shiryuu). Full meaning: tributary, branch.
Other ways to say “Tributary” in Japanese
傍流
bouryuu branch (of a river), tributary; branch, offshoot, something not mainstream, faction
分流
bunryuu distributary, tributary, branched flow (river, current, etc.)
分脈
bunmyaku branch, offshoot, tributary, fork, ramification (e.g. of a nerve, blood vessel, ore vein, etc.)
枝流
shiryuu tributary, branch
貢献者
koukensha contributor; tributary (person)
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