川

Meanings

1. river; stream
2. River; the ... river

Part of speech: noun, suffix

Kanji

• 川

  Meanings

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

  On reading

  セン

  Kun reading

  かわ

  Strokes

  3

• 河

  Meanings

  river

  On reading

  カ

  Kun reading

  かわ

  Strokes

  8

Example sentences

• この川はあの川の３倍長い。

  This river is three times longer than that one.

  Tatoeba #220818 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 信濃川と阿賀野川ではどちらが長いですか。

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

  Tatoeba #145696 · CC BY 2.0 FR