JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 河: "river"
The kanji 河 means "river". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read カ in on'yomi and かわ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かわ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | river |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 663 of 2,501 |
Common words with 河
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 河原dry riverbed; river beach
- 銀河Milky Way · galaxy
- 大河large river
- 渡河crossing a river
- 運河(navigable) canal; waterway
- 河川敷flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
- 三河Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
- 駿河Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
- 河岸riverbank; riverside · market on the riverbank (esp. fish market)
- 河童kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature · excellent swimmer
- 河川rivers
- 河口mouth of river; estuary
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