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川上

Reading

Kana: かわかみ
Romaji: kawakami
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

upper reaches of a river; upstream

See also: 川下

Kanji

川
Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
上
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up

Example Sentences

川上(かわかみ)に行(い)くにしたがって流(なが)れは浅(あさ)くなる。
➥The stream becomes shallower as you move upriver.
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ここから３キロほど川上(かわかみ)に村(むら)が１つある。
➥There is a village about three kilometers up the river from here.
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