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河ホーかわNounFreq #6664
1

Mahjong

discarded tiles; discards

川河かわがわFreq #1029
1

かわ only; Common noun

river; stream

Examples
この川はあの川の３倍長い。
This river is three times longer than that one.
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Suffix; Suffix used with the names of rivers

River; the ... river

Examples
信濃川と阿賀野川ではどちらが長いですか。
Which is longer, the Shinano River or the Agano River?
河原川原かわら磧NounFreq #11624
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dry riverbed; river beach

Examples
だいたい、この川原の辺りを一巡りするのが、基本的な朝のコースである。
Generally once round this river side area is the basic morning course.
河川敷かせんじきかせんしきNounFreq #24927
1

flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank

河岸かしNounFreq #26061
1

riverbank; riverside

2

market on the riverbank (esp. fish market)

3

place (for activities); venue

河童かっぱカッパかわっぱNounFreq #28716
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kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature

Examples
私は学校で日本文学の英語訳、特に漱石の『吾輩は猫である』や『心』、芥川の『鼻』や『河童』を楽しく読んだ。
At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.
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かっぱ／カッパ only; Colloquial

excellent swimmer

3

かっぱ／カッパ only; Colloquial

cucumber

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かっぱ／カッパ only; Abbreviation; Word usually written using kana alone

cucumber sushi wrapped in nori

河川かせんNounFreq #28746
1

rivers

Examples
河川は豪雨で氾濫しました。
The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.
河口川口かこう (河口)かわぐちNoun～の Adj.Freq #29429
1

mouth of river; estuary

かば河馬カバNounUsually kanaFreq #44192
1

hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo

Examples
夕方にまたサファリに出掛け、夜はカバの声を聞きながら眠りについた。
In the evening I went out on safari again, at night I fell asleep hearing the grunting of the hippos.
河畔かはんNounFreq #59364
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riverside

Examples
英国の首都ロンドンはテムズ川の河畔にある。
London, the capital of England, is on the Thames.
ふぐ河豚かとん (河豚)フグ鰒ふくふくべNounUsually kanaFreq #69327
1

puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish

Examples
フグは日本の珍味だ。
Blowfish is a delicacy in Japan.
河床川床かしょう (河床)かわどこかわゆか (川床)ゆか (川床)NounFreq #73125
1

かしょう／かわどこ only

riverbed

2

かわどこ／かわゆか／ゆか only

raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer

河水かすいNounFreq #79620
1

river water; stream

河漢かかんNounFreq #86310
1

Milky Way

河流かりゅうNounFreq #90914
1

stream

ハノイ河内NounUsually kanaFreq #92112
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Hanoi (Vietnam)

河岸を変えるかしをかえるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #96721
1

Idiomatic expression

to try a different venue (for drinking, socializing, etc.); to go somewhere else

Examples
ちょいとここらで河岸をかえましょうや。
Let's get out of here.
河鹿かじかNounFreq #107240
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kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

河南省かなんしょうNounFreq #110272
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Henan Province (China)

河北省かほくしょうNounFreq #118706
1

Hebei Province (China)

河原者かわらものNounFreq #129817
1

Historical term

labourer or entertainer of the lowest social rank (in medieval Japan)

2

Derogatory; Archaic

kabuki actor (Edo period); theatre people

河食河蝕かしょくNounFreq #131836
1

fluvial erosion

河港かこうNounFreq #140672
1

river port

河神かしんNounFreq #146312
1

guardian deity of rivers; river god

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