A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N5 · 3 strokes

Stream ; River ; River Or Three-stroke River Radical (no. 47)

Readings on: セン
Kun readings: かわ

川かわ — river

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 川下かわしも — downstream Source
• 堀川ほりかわ — channel Source
• 川上かわかみ — upstream Source
• 小川おがわ — stream Source
• 川口かわぐち — mouth; estuary Source
• 川原かわら — Dried river bed Source