河 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- カ
- Kun
- かわ
- Meaning
- river; large river
Origin
氵 "water" plus 可; originally the great bending Yellow River — hence "a large river."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カ | 河川・河口・運河 |
|---|---|
| かわ | 河 Compare: 川 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 河口かこう
river mouth; estuary
- 運河うんが
canal
Example
船が河口を出て海へ向かう。
The ship leaves the river mouth and heads to sea.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)