Noun
river; stream
この川はあの川の３倍長い。This river is three times longer than that one. Suffix
River; the ... river
suffix used with the names of rivers
Also written 河【かわ】
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川下かわしも
CommonNoun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'downstream
川岸かわぎし
CommonNounriverbank; riverside
川上かわかみ
CommonNounupper reaches of a river; upstream
川端かわばた
CommonNounriverside; riverbank
川柳せんりゅう
CommonNounsenryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
川崎かわさき
CommonNounKawasaki (city)
川沿いかわぞい
CommonNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'along the river; riverside
川獺かわうそ
Nounotter (Lutra lutra) · Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
川面かわも
Nounriver surface; surface of a river
川辺かわべ
Nounriverside; riverbank; edge of a river
川瀬かわせ
Nounrapids; shallows of a river
川筋かわすじ
Nouncourse of a river; land along a river
川魚かわうお
Nounriver fish; freshwater fish
川底かわぞこ
Nounriverbed
川尻かわじり
Nounmouth of a river; lower stream
川風かわかぜ
Nounbreeze off a river
川柳かわやなぎ
Nounriverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla) · Salix gilgiana (species of willow) · high-quality coarse tea
川幅かわはば
Nounwidth of a river
川路かわじ
Nounriver's course
川霧かわぎり
Nounriver mist
川舟かわぶね
Nounriverboat; rivercraft
川波かわなみ
Nounripples on a river
川竹かわたけ
Nounbamboo growing along a river bank · Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; madake · Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
川蛇かわへび
NounAsian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
川洲かわす
Nounsandbank in a river
川鵜かわう
Noungreat cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
川虫かわむし
Nounaquatic insect larva (esp. of caddisflies, mayflies, etc.)
川鼠かわねずみ
NounJapanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala)
川魣かわかます
Nounpike (esp. the Amur pike, Esox reichertii); pickerel
川雀カワスズメ
NounMozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
川柳かわやぎ
Nounriverside willow
川蓼かわたで
Nounwater pepper (Persicaria hydropiper f. aquaticum)
川劇せんげき
NounSichuan opera
川緑かわみどり
NounKorean mint (Agastache rugosa); purple giant hyssop
川漁かわりょう
Nounriver fisher
川敷かわしき
Nounriver plain; riverbed
川蜷カワニナ
Nounfreshwater black snail (Semisulcospira bensoni); marsh snail
川砂かわずな
Nounriver sand
川鉄かわてつ
NounKawasaki Steel Corporation (abbr)
川下りかわくだり
Noungoing downstream (in a boat)
川止めかわどめ
Noun, Suru verbsuspension of ferry service
川伝いかわづたい
Nounfollowing a river
川秋沙カワアイサ
Nouncommon merganser (Mergus merganser); goosander
川遊びかわあそび
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbenjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
川越えかわごえ
Nouncrossing a river
川越しかわごし
Nouncrossing a river
川開きかわびらき
Nounfestival marking the start of boating season
川エビかわえび
Nounfreshwater shrimp; freshwater prawn; river shrimp
川流れかわながれ
Nounbeing carried away by a current · drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river · cancellation; standing up; breaking a promise