tributary

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

Japanese Meaning

川の支流（自然の流れが大きな川などに流れ込むもの） / 朝貢国（貢納を行う国や州）

The tributary rushed down the mountain, swelling the main river after the storm.

その支流は山を下って激しく流れ、嵐の後に本流を増水させた。

Sense（1）

(hydrology) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.

Sense（2）

A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

An earneſt Coniuration from the King, / As England was his faithfull Tributary

tributaries

（ plural ）