Meaning

Primary

River

Word Type

noun

Explanation

When a vocab is made up of a single kanji with no okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) it will usually take the same meaning as the kanji it comes from. So, from that you know that this word means river.

Reading

かわ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You're in luck - the reading you learned with the kanji is the same as the one you have to learn for this vocab!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 川をくだる

    to go downstream

    川をわたる

    to cross a river

    川をのぼる

    to go upstream

Context Sentences

この川はアマゾン川です。

This river is the Amazon River.

川でバーベキューしたいなぁ。

I want to BBQ by the river.

えっ。そのビキニで川に入るの?

Oh. Are you going into the river in that bikini?

Kanji Composition