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河

river
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingカ
Kun readingかわ
JōyōGrade 5

Popular Usage

運河河川

Radicals and components

Radical水waterComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · can · street (行) · nail · spike · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 157

Compound words

運河うんが
(navigable) canal; waterway
河川かせん
rivers
河畔かはん
riverside
銀河ぎんが
Milky Way; galaxy
氷河ひょうが
glacier
河口かこう
mouth of river; estuary
大河たいが
large river
河原かわら
dry riverbed; river beach
河川敷かせんじき
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 河

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