川 Kanji – stream
The Japanese kanji 川 can mean stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47).
Meaning and Readings
How is 川 read?
川 has the onyomi reading セン and the kunyomi reading かわ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sen, kawa.
Common Japanese Words Using 川
These common Japanese words contain 川. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 河川（かせん） — rivers
- 山川（さんせん） — mountains and rivers
- 小川（おがわ） — stream, brook, creek
- 川（かわ） — river, stream
- 川沿い（かわぞい） — along the river, riverside
- 川下（かわしも） — downstream
- 川岸（かわぎし） — riverbank, riverside
- 川上（かわかみ） — upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 川端（かわばた） — riverside, riverbank
- 川柳（せんりゅう） — senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem