川 - N5 Kanji

Meaning of 川意味

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

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川 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

かわ kawa

KUNYOMI　訓読み

セン sen

Examples

この川はあの川の３倍長い。

This river is three times longer than that one.

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?

その川は広い。

The river is wide.

彼は川に落ちた。

He fell into the river.

その川は危険だ。

The river is dangerous.

川はこの辺が深い。

The river is deep here.

川に行って泳ごう。

Let’s go and swim in the river.

台風で川が氾濫した。

The typhoon caused the river to flood.

川は湖に注いでいる。

The river flows into the lake.

川に橋がかけられた。

A bridge was built across the river.

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水 water

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