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川

3 strokes
Top #181
N5
Grade 1

Meanings

stream
river
river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

Readings

Japanese
ON'YOMI
セン
KUN'YOMI
かわ
NANORI
か
こ
さわ
Other Languages
chuan1

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河か川せん
Common
N1
1.
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
rivers
小お川がわ
Common
1.
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
stream, brook, creek
山さん川せん
Common
1.
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
mountains and rivers
川かわ
Common
Other Forms
河 (かわ、がわ)
Common
1.
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
river, stream
2.
suffix
River, the ... river
suffix used with the names of rivers
川かわ沿ぞい
Common
Other Forms
河沿い (かわぞい)
1.
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
along the river, riverside

Radicals

川

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Last update: 17/01/2026, 15:35