Moto 川: Stream; River; River Or Three-stroke River Radical (no. 47)Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セン
- Kun'yomi
- かわ
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 194 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セン)
- 河川かせんrivers
- 川柳せんりゅうsenryū; comic haiku
- 山川さんせんmountains and rivers
- 四川しせんSichuan (China); Szechuan
- 一級河川いっきゅうかせんclass A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government
- 中小河川ちゅうしょうかせんsmall and medium-sized rivers
- 四川料理しせんりょうりSzechuan cuisine; Sichuan cuisine
- 四川省しせんしょうSichuan (China); Szechuan
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 川かわriver; stream
- 小川おがわstream; brook
- 谷川たにがわmountain stream
- 川上かわかみupper reaches of a river; upstream
- 川端かわばたriverbank
- 川沿いかわぞいalong the river; riverside
- 川岸かわぎしriverbank; riverside
- 滝川たきがわrapids
- 堀川ほりかわcanal
- 天の川あまのがわMilky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
- 川下かわしもdownstream
- 川尻かわじりmouth of a river; lower stream
- 川崎かわさきKawasaki (city)
- 川幅かわはばwidth of a river
- 川底かわぞこriverbed
- 川流れかわながれbeing carried away by a current
- 川瀬かわせrapids; shallows of a river
- 川路かわじriver's course
- 川辺かわべriverside; edge of a river
- 川面かわづらriver surface; surface of a river
- 川風かわかぜbreeze off a river
- 川魚かわざかなriver fish; freshwater fish
- いささ小川いささおがわtrickling brook
- いささ川いささがわtrickling brook
- どぶ川どぶがわditch with running water; drainage channel
- はるの川はるのかわriver in springtime
- ユーラシア川獺ユーラシアかわうそEuropean otter (Lutra lutra); common otter
- ライン川ラインがわRhine (river)
- ルビコン川を渡るルビコンがわをわたるto cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return
- 今川焼きいまがわやきimagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
- 佐川急便事件さがわきゅうびんじけんSagawa Express Scandal (1992)
- 北川姫鱒きたかわひめますArctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
- 古川ふるかわold river
- 古川に水絶えずふるかわにみずたえずa strong foundation can withstand any storm; an old river does not run out of water
- 吉川神道よしかわしんとうYoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
- 大川おおかわbig river
- 天の川銀河あまのがわぎんがMilky Way galaxy
- 天上川てんじょうがわriver raised above the surrounding land
- 天川あまかわMacao; Macau
- 姉川の戦いあねがわのたたかいBattle of Anegawa (1570)
- 小川小抹香おがわこまっこうdwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)
Other readings
- 川口かこうmouth of river; estuary
- 河川敷かせんじきflood plain; river terrace
- 川原かわらdry riverbed; river beach
- いさら小川いささおがわtrickling brook
- いさら川いささがわtrickling brook
- 三途の川さんずのかわSanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
- 三途川そうずがわSanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
- 仁川インチョンIncheon (South Korea); Inchon
- 今川焼いまがわやきimagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
- 安倍川もちあべかわもちabekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
- 安倍川餅あべかわもちabekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
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