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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