[川] Handwritten Kanji for river and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “川” (kawa); Kanji for “river”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “川” (kawa)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “川”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
川	セン かわ	sen kawa	3	川	river

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “川”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
川下りをする	かわくだりをする	kawakudari wo suru	To go down a stream
氾濫する川	はんらんするかわ	hanransuru kawa	Overflowed river
河川	かせん	kasen	River