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stream
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingかわ

Meanings

  1. streamRtK
  2. river
  3. river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
  1. the ... river

Synonyms

河川

Popular Usage

河川

Radicals and components

Radicalriver

Mnemonic (RtK)

flood

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 134

Compound words

合言葉は『山』です。誰かが「山」と言ったら「」と返すのです。かわ
The password is "Mountain". If someone says "Mountain", you reply "River".tatoeba
空から見るとは巨大な蛇のように見えた。かわ
Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.tatoeba
そのはテムズの約1倍半の長さである。かわ
The river is about half as long again as the Thames.tatoeba
このは信濃の3分の1の長さである。かわ
This river is about one third as long as the Shinano.tatoeba
彼は村の近くのに釣りに出かけた。
He went fishing in a river near the village.tatoeba
彼はを横切った。
He got across the river.tatoeba
彼はを泳いで渡った。
He swam across the river.tatoeba
彼はへ釣りに行った。
He went fishing in the river.tatoeba

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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