川 — river, stream

かわ川 river

U+5DDD Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes Freq #181 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #127 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

river
stream

word

かわ kawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

川(かわ) kawa river 神(か) 奈(な) 川(がわ) kanagawa Kanagawa (prefecture) 川(かわ) 崎(さき) kawasaki Kawasaki 石(いし) 川(かわ) ishikawa Ishikawa 小(お) 川(がわ) ogawa stream 中(なか) 川(がわ) nakagawa Nakagawa (surname/place) 山(やま) 川(かわ) yamakawa mountains and rivers 川(かわ) 上(かみ) kawakami upstream 川(かわ) 口(ぐち) kawaguchi river mouth 川(かわ) 下(しも) kawashimo downstream

せん sen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

河(か) 川(せん) kasen rivers

Stroke order

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