川(かわ), 河(かわ), かわ, がわ

kawa, gawa

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • river; stream
suffix
  • the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

川崎(かわさき), かわさき

kawasaki

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Kawasaki (city)

河口(かこう), 川口(かわぐち), かこう, かわぐち

kakō, kawaguchi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • mouth of river; estuary

江戸川(えどがわ), えどがわ

edogawa

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Edo River

川上(かわかみ), かわかみ

kawakami

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • upper reaches of a river

河原(かわはら), 川原(かわはら), かわら, かわはら

kawara, kawahara

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • dry river bed; river beach

川端(かわばた), 河端(かわばた), かわばた

kawabata

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • riverbank

川柳(せんりゅう), せんりゅう

senryū

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • comic haiku

淀川(よどがわ), よどがわ

yodogawa

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • river in Osaka Prefecture

川沿(かわぞ)い, 河沿(かわぞ)い, かわぞい

kawazoi

nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • along the river; riverside

川獺(かわうそ), 獺(うそ), 河(かわ), かわうそ, うそ, おそ, だつ, カワウソ

kawauso, uso, oso, datsu, kawauso

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • otter (Lutra lutra)
  • Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)

川岸(かわぎし), 河岸(かわぎし), かわぎし, かがん, かし

kawagishi, kagan, kashi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • river bank; riverside
  • fish market

滝川(たきがわ), たきがわ

takigawa

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • rapids

堀川(ほりかわ), ほりかわ

horikawa

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • canal

川辺(かわべ), かわべ

kawabe

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • riverside; edge of a river

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