川 (かわ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

川 (かわ) means river.

See example sentences below.

川 at a glance

川

かわkawa

N5noun

river

川かわkawaN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

river

Example 1

かわでさかなをつかまえました。

Translation

I caught fish in the river.

Example 2

このかわはとてもながいです。

Translation

This river is very long.

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

Kanji 川: meanings, readings, and example words.

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