This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: セン、かわ
Romaji: sen, kawa
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: か、こ、さわ、T2、さんぼんがわ
Romaji: ka, ko, sawa, t2, sanbongawa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

Stroke Diagram

123

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  3
Radical Number:  47
Frequency:  181
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  1-1-2
Korean Reading:  cheon
Chinese Reading:  chuan1
Unicode:  5ddd
JIS:  406E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 6
Nelson Index: 1447
New Nelson Index: 1526
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a3.2
Four Corner Index: 2200.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 48
Gakken Index: 111
Japanese Names Index: 20
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8673
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0326
Remembering the kanji Index: 127
Busy People Index: 2.10
Kanji Way Index: 196
Kanji Flashcards Index: 49
Kodansha Compact Index: 548
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 59
Kanji in Context Index: 101
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 129
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 134
Essential Kanji Index: 41
Kodansha Kanji Index: 6
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1254
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 39
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 21

Words

(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
小川 (おがわ)
streamlet; brook
川上 (かわかみ)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
山川 (さんせん、やまかわ)
mountains and rivers
川崎 (かわさき)
Kawasaki (city)
河川 (かせん)
rivers
河口 (かこう、かわぐち)
mouth of river; estuary
山川 (やまがわ)
mountain rivers
古川 (ふるかわ)
old river
谷川 (たにがわ)
mountain stream
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