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川
river · stream
N5Kun: かわ
Memory Aid
The kanji 川 is a pictograph of a river. The three vertical strokes represent the flowing water, and the outer two lines suggest the river banks.
'Kawa' — Imagine a COW (sounds like 'ka') walking through a shallow RIVER.
Vocabulary
川かわriver
小川おがわstream, brook
多摩川たまがわTama River
Example Sentences
この川はとてもきれいです。
This river is very clean.
私たちは川で泳ぎました。
We swam in the river.
小川の近くに家があります。
There is a house near the stream.
船が川をゆっくり進んでいます。
A boat is slowly moving along the river.