Meanings
Readings
Common Words
かわ only; Common noun
river; stream
Suffix; Suffix used with the names of rivers
River; the ... river
stream; brook; creek
dry riverbed; river beach
along the river; riverside
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
ひすい only
jade (gem)
ひすい only
beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
He was so virile that he could pee in a perfect triple stream.
There are three I/O Streams in UNIX: stdin, stdout, and stderr.
Visually, picture a network of parallel streams flowing down a hill. Or picture this kanji as ripples in a stream.
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