JLPT N5 · 3 strokes
Kanji 川: "stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)"
The kanji 川 means "stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read セン 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)
セン
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 | stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 181 of 2,501 |
Common words with 川
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 川river; stream · River; the ... river
- 小川stream; brook; creek
- 川沿いalong the river; riverside
- 石川Ishikawa (prefecture)
- 川崎Kawasaki (city)
- 神奈川県Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)
- 河川敷flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
- 川辺riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
- 川上upper reaches of a river; upstream
- 川岸riverbank; riverside
- 大川big river
- 河川rivers
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