川
かわ
kawa
JLPT N53 strokesKanjiLevel 5 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
川 is the kanji for "River / Stream". A common reading is かわ (kawa). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
River / Stream
Also : River · Stream
Readings
kunかわ/ kawaonせん/ sen
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
Three parallel lines flowing downward — three streams rushing side by side, like a river with distinct channels all moving in the same direction.
Reading ·
かわ (kawa) sounds like "kawar" — the river cuts through the landscape.
Example Sentences
川で魚を釣りました。
かわでさかなをつりました。
I went fishing in the river.
川の水はきれいです。
かわのみずはきれいです。
The river water is clean.
Vocabulary using 川
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