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    3. 川

    川

    川かわ

    river

    N3KMT1News #3+2CoreNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab3 strokes

    河

    かわがわ

    Noun

    1.
    river, stream

    Suffix

    2.
    River, the ... river

    Stroke 0 / 3

    Speed1.0x

    あの川かわはきれいです。

    That river is beautiful.

    KMT1Nature & Environment
    川かわで魚さかなを釣つりました。

    I fished in the river.

    KMT1Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    この町まちは大おおきな川かわのほとりにあります。

    This town is located on the bank of a large river.

    KMT2Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    川かわの水みずは冷つめたくて気き持もちよかった。

    The river water was cold and felt good.

    KMT2Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    川かわにはたくさんの種しゅ類るいの魚さかなが生せい息そくしています。

    Many kinds of fish inhabit the river.

    KMT3AnimalsNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    川
    かわ…(4)
    stream・river・river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
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