漢字道KANJIDO

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10Elementary year 13 strokesRadical
On
セン
Kun
かわ
Meaning
river

Origin

ORIGIN

A picture of flowing water.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セン川柳・河川
かわ川・川岸・小川

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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • かわ

    river

  • 山川さんせん

    mountains and rivers

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

川で およぎます。

I swim in the river.

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