JLPT level N5
Kanji 川 — "River"
Here is what 川 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "River" stick.
How it is read
On'yomi
せん
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
Kun'yomi
かわ
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
What it is made of
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
川 River
川 River
The story
Yet another easy one — River is just river!
- 川 River
This is a River. You can see 3 streams of water flowing down.
Words that use 川
3 of 3 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 川 かわ river
- 河川 かせん rivers
- 川; 河 かわ river
Want 川 to still be there next month?
Reading it once is not remembering it. The app brings each kanji back right before you would have forgotten it.
