川 River

Radical Combination

• 川

  River

Meaning

Primary

River

Mnemonic

The river radical and the river kanji are the same as each other!

Hints

So, if you know the radical you know the kanji as well.

Readings

On’yomi

せん

Kun’yomi

かわ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You're standing next to a river that's actually used as a car wash (かわ).

Hints

Imagine standing by the river, watching all those cars floating by. They start off really dirty, but the river washes them all clean.