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

Common words with 川

• 川かわriver; streamCommon

  この川はあの川の３倍長い。
  This river is three times longer than that one.

• 小川おがわstream; brook; creekCommon

  小川がさらさらと流れる音が聞こえる。
  We can hear a brook murmuring.

• 河川かせんriversCommon

  河川は豪雨で氾濫しました。
  The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.

• 谷川たにがわmountain streamCommon
• 川上かわかみupper reaches of a river; upstreamCommon
• 川柳せんりゅうsenryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poemCommon
• 川端かわばたriverside; riverbankCommon
• 河川敷かせんじきflood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bankCommon
• 川沿いかわぞいalong the river; riversideCommon
• 山川さんせんmountains and riversCommon
• 川岸かわぎしriverbank; riversideCommon
• 滝川たきがわrapidsCommon
• 堀川ほりかわcanalCommon
• 川下かわしもdownstreamCommon
• 天の川あまのがわMilky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxyCommon
• 川崎かわさきKawasaki (city)Common
• 川流れかわながれbeing carried away by a currentOccasional
• 川底かわぞこriverbedOccasional
• 川面かわもriver surface; surface of a riverOccasional
• 川辺かわべriverside; riverbank; edge of a riverOccasional

Related kanji