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川・河|かわkawa[2]odaka (tail-high)

JLPT N5approx.Common
がわgawa[2]odaka (tail-high)
Which spelling to use
川川 is the most common written form of this entry and the recommended default for beginners.
河河 is a less common written form of this entry. Recognize it as a variant, but use 川 as the beginner default.
Definitions
  1. nounriver; stream
    この川かわはあの川かわの３倍ばい長ながい。↗
    This river is three times longer than that one.
  2. suffixRiver; the ... riversuffix used with the names of rivers
    信濃川しなのがわと阿賀野あがの川かわではどちらが長ながいですか。↗
    Which is longer, the Shinano River or the Agano River?
Japanese definitions
  1. かわ。高所こうしょから低所ていしょに向むかって、水みずがある道筋みちすじを流ながれる地形ちけい。
Kanji in this word
川
English equivalents
riverstream
See also
滝川たきがわ大河たいが

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