| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 川 | かわ |
Pronunciation: kawa
How to Say It Outloud: kawa
Usage: 川 is often used to refer to rivers in a general sense.
Example Sentence Japanese:
この川はとても美しいです。
この川はとても美しいです。Example Sentence English:This river is very beautiful.
This river is very beautiful.Dictionary
川かわCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n5
Noun- river; stream
- River; the ... river
- Gawa
- River
水源すいげんCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- source of river; fountainhead
- Suigen
- River source
流域りゅういきCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
- Drainage basin
三途の川さんずのかわ
Noun- Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
川沿いかわぞいCommon word
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'- along the river; riverside
河川敷かせんじきCommon word
Noun- flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
下流かりゅうCommon word
Noun- downstream; lower reaches of a river
- lower classes
川上かわかみCommon word
Noun- upper reaches of a river; upstream
三途川そうずがわ
Noun- Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
- Sanzugawa
- Sanzu River
治水ちすいCommon word
NounSuru verb
- river management; river improvement; flood control
川幅かわはば
Noun- width of a river
川風かわかぜ
Noun- breeze off a river
河口かこうCommon word
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- mouth of river; estuary
- Kawaguchi
渠河きょが
Noun- waterway; canal; river
川面かわづら
Noun- river surface; surface of a river
河渠かきょ
Noun- waterway; canal; river
流域治水りゅういきちすい
Noun- river basin management; river basin flood control; river flood risk reduction
黄砂こうさ
Noun- yellow sand; yellow dust; Asian dust; dust carried on high winds from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan
- loess
- desert
- Asian Dust
川明かりかわあかり
Noun- glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk
川の幸かわのさち
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- catch (fish) of the river; products of the river; fruits of the river
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