Lingaku川【かわ】
Frequency rank: 1,786.
- river; streamonly applies to かわ
- River; the ... riversuffix used with the names of rivers
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
suffix
Forms
- 川【かわ】【がわ】Frequency rank: 1,786.
- 河【かわ】【がわ】Frequency rank: 12,170. – 12,211.
- かわFrequency rank: 31,637. – 31,911.
- がわFrequency rank: 33,124. – 33,462.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- river; stream
- the ... river
The word 川, read as "kawa," is used to refer to a river or stream.
This usage is typically seen when describing a specific river by adding the name or characteristic before 川.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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From the castle we could see the whole curve of the river around its base.
Anything like a road was covered with water that had flooded out of the river.
The Amazon River meanders through northern Brazil.
The Kiso River is often called the Rhine of Japan.
The mother elephant bathes her baby in the river.
He jumped into the river in defiance of the icy water.