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Grade 1JLPT N5

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

3 strokes · frequency rank #181

On
セン
Kun
かわ

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Common words

  1. かわriver; stream1
    • This river is three times longer than that one.

    • Which is longer, the Shinano River or the Agano River?

    • Is this a river?

  2. おがわstream; brook; creek2
    • We can hear a brook murmuring.

    • Drink water from a stream.

    • A stream flows into the lake.

  3. かせんrivers3
    • The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.

    • The basin of a river usually has rich farmland.

    • Many rivers in Japan are polluted by waste water from factories.

  4. たにがわmountain stream4
  5. かこうmouth of river; estuary5
    • You like Kawaguchi.

  6. ほりかわcanal6
  7. さんせんmountains and rivers7
  8. かわかみupper reaches of a river; upstream8
    • There is a village about three kilometers up the river from here.

    • The stream becomes shallower as you move upriver.

    • There is a bridge about one kilometer up this river.

  9. かわらdry riverbed; river beach9
    • Generally once round this river side area is the basic morning course.

  10. かわぎしriverbank; riverside10
    • Several men are fishing from the riverbank.

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