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    3. 河川

    河川

    河か川せん

    rivers

    N1KMT4News #7+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab11 strokes

    かせん

    Noun

    1.
    rivers

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    日に本ほんには多おおくの河か川せんがあります。

    There are many rivers in Japan.

    KMT3Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    その地ち域いきの河か川せんは水すい質しつが良よいことで知しられている。

    The rivers in that region are known for their good water quality.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    河か川せん敷じきでは、週しゅう末まつになると多おおくの人ひとがバーベキューを楽たのしんでいる。

    Many people enjoy barbecues on the riverbanks on weekends.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    この河か川せんは、昔むかしから地ち域いきの生せい活かつ用よう水すいとして利り用ようされてきた。

    This river has been used as a source of domestic water for the region since ancient times.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentHistory
    洪こう水ずい対たい策さくのため、河か川せんの整せい備びが急きゅう務むとなっている。

    Due to flood control measures, river maintenance has become an urgent task.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

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