この川の流れは急だ。

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この 川 の 流れ は 急 だ 。

English Translation

The current of this river is rapid.

Furigana

この川(かわ)の流(なが)れは急(きゅう)だ。

Romanji

Kono kawa no nagare wa kyū da.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

流れ (ながれ)

stream; current; flow; course of events

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

急 (きゅう)

urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

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

流

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す

Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit

急

Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ

Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep