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    3. 川の字

    川の字

    川かわの​字じ

    (formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents)

    NTNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab10 strokes

    かわのじ

    Noun

    1.
    (formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents), "river" character

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    川
    かわ…(4)
    stream・river・river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
    Kanji
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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