川 — river (JLPT N5 kanji)
川
river
セン かわ
3 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- セン
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- かわ
Meanings
river
Words with 川
川かわriver
Appears in these kanji
流リュウ・ながflow
州シュウ・すstate; province
順ジュンorder; sequence
棄キ・すdiscard
荒コウ・あらrough; wild
滞タイ・とどこおbe delayed; stay
訓クン・おしinstruction
酬シュウ・むくrepay; reward
釧セン・くしろbracelet
慌コウ・あわpanic
硫リュウsulfur
洲シュウ・しまsandbank
琉リュウpart of 琉璃 (lapis lazuli)
In the vocabulary
あれ は 川 です。
That’s a river over there.
How to remember it
川Three long lines run alongside each other like currents in a river.