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Kanji 川

3 strokes

Meaning

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

On'yomi
セン
Kun'yomi
かわ
Strokes
3
JLPT
N5
School grade
Grade 1
Kanken
10級
Frequency
#181 / 2500

Themes: Nature & Landscape

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with 川

  • 川; 河

    かわ

    river

    N5
  • 河川

    かせん

    rivers

    N1

Example sentences

  • 川かわに行いこうよ。

    Let's go to the river.

  • その川かわは長ながいです。

    That river is long.

  • この川かわの名前なまえは何なに?

    What is the name of this river?

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

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Other kanji with radical “river” 巛

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