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: カ、かわ
Romaji: ka, kawa
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かっ、こ、こう
Romaji: ka, , ko, kou
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Romaji

Meaning

river

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  663
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  ha
Chinese Reading:  he2
Unicode:  6cb3
JIS:  324F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 336
Nelson Index: 2530
New Nelson Index: 3102
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a5.30
Four Corner Index: 3112.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 628
Gakken Index: 698
Japanese Names Index: 597
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17245
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1007
Remembering the kanji Index: 146
Kanji Flashcards Index: 669
Kodansha Compact Index: 1170
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 658
Kanji in Context Index: 1127
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 251
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 298
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 148
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 157
Essential Kanji Index: 633
Kodansha Kanji Index: 394
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 349
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 561
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 679

Words

(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
河川 (かせん)
rivers
河内 (はのい、ハノイ)
Hanoi
運河 (うんが)
canal; waterway
河原 (かわら)
dry river bed; river beach
(ホー、かわ)
discarded tiles; discards
銀河 (ぎんが)
Milky Way; galaxy
河口 (かこう、かわぐち)
mouth of river; estuary
古川 (ふるかわ)
old river
氷河 (ひょうが)
glacier
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