Word details

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word .

Dictionary

Entry

Freq #1029
1

かわ only; Common noun

river; stream

Examples
このはあの川の3倍長い。
This river is three times longer than that one.
2

Suffix; Suffix used with the names of rivers

River; the ... river

Examples
信濃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?

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

3 strokesFrequency 181JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セン

Kun

かわ

Nanori

さわ

river

8 strokesFrequency 663JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

かわ

Nanori

かっこう

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