川 – stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

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The kanji 川 means stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セン (sen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かわ (kawa). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 巛 (no. 47).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セン	sen
Kun’yomi	かわ	kawa

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 巛 (Kangxi radical 47).

Words using 川

川かわriver河川かせんrivers

Example sentences

この川はあの川の３倍長い。

This river is three times longer than that one.

Tatoeba #220818

信濃川と阿賀野川ではどちらが長いですか。

Which is longer, the Shinano River or the Agano River?

Tatoeba #145696

河川は豪雨で氾濫しました。

The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.

Tatoeba #186771

Kanji with the same radical

州巡巣

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