Meaning

Stream, River, River Or Three-stroke River Radical (no. 47)

Readings

Radical

川 — river (Kangxi radical #47)

Components

A basic character — not built from smaller components.

Example sentences

• この川は南へ流れて海に注ぎこむ。This river flows south into the sea.
• 川の始まるところが、水源である。The place where a river starts is its source.
• 川は山から下って湾に注いでいる。The river descends from the mountains to the bay below.

Appears in

• 州 — State
• 順 — Obey
• 訓 — Instruction