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

On'yomi
セン
Kun'yomi
かわ
Parts
川
JLPT N53 strokesGrade 1#181 most commonU+5DDD

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

3 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 川

  • 河川かせんriversN5
  • 山川さんせんmountains and riversN5
  • 小川おがわstream; brook; creekN5
  • 川かわriver; streamN5
  • 川沿いかわぞいalong the river; riversideN5
  • 川下かわしもdownstreamN5
  • 川岸かわぎしriverbank; riversideN5
  • 川上かわかみupper reaches of a river; upstreamN5
  • 川端かわばたriverside; riverbankN5
  • 川柳せんりゅうsenryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poemN5
  • 滝川たきがわrapidsN5
  • 谷川たにがわmountain streamN5
  • 堀川ほりかわcanalN5
  • 天の川あまのがわMilky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxyN5
  • 河川敷かせんじきflood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bankN5
  • 川崎かわさきKawasaki (city)N5
  • ライン川ラインがわRhine (river)N3
  • 三途の川さんずのかわSanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three CrossingsN3
  • 四川しせんSichuan (China); Szechuan; SzechwanN3
  • 川瀬かわせrapids; shallows of a riverN3