川かわ
Meanings
Noun
1. river; stream
when read as "かわ"
When I looked closely, I saw a river flowing below.
Suffix
2. River; the ... river
suffix used with the names of rivers
Kanji used
river
Pitch accent
か
わ
Top 1500
Used in vocabulary (170 in total)
Ishikawa (prefecture)
Kawasaki (city)
Examples (200 in total)
Let's go to the river.
That river is long.
He fell into the river.
We went to the river.
This river is beautiful.
That river is dangerous.
The river is wide.
I dove into the river.
I washed my clothes in the river.
A bridge was built across the river.
The river was shallow at that point.
What is the name of that river?
He crossed the river.
I threw away my cellphone into the river.
The river overflowed because of the heavy rain.
The road parallels the river.
He drowned in the river.
An iron bridge was built across the river.
A river flows through the valley.
The boat drifted down the stream.
What's the name of this river?
There was no water in the river.
Is the school on this side of the river?
We walked to the river.
The police found a body in the river.
I released the fish I had caught back into the river.
The water in this river is clean.
Is your sister swimming in the river?
Today, too, the river flows gently on.
The house verges on the river.
Up ahead, two rivers flow together.
The river discharges into a lake.
A river runs through the valley.
We set up the tent next to the river.
I threw my phone in the river.
The footprints continued down to the river.
A new bridge is being built over the river.
The street runs along the river.
This river has a slow current.
The two towns are separated by a river.
We went camping near the river.
The river runs through the valley.
There are many rivers in India.
What's the difference between a stream and a river?
Children are playing in the shallows of the river.
John took a walk along the river.
A river divides the town.
When the snow melts it flows into the river.
Don't throw rocks into the river.
It was near the river that I lost my way.
A rock stuck out from the bank into the river.
Tom threw the knife in the river.
The river is five feet deep.
The flood diverted the course of the river.
This river flows into the Pacific Ocean.
We enjoyed swimming in the river.
They rowed up the river.
How wide is this river?
That river floods every year.
Every river has a source.
The river bends slightly to the right here.
There is a bridge across the river.
The river flows into the Sea of Japan.
The broad river flows slowly.
I often go fishing in that river.
What's Japan's longest river?
This river runs through my village.
She will take her dog to the river.
There are many rivers on that island.
This river is deepest here.
His house stands by the river.
The child floated a paper boat on the river.
There are plenty of fish in this river.
Bear south until you reach the river.
The river flows down to the sea.
Is there a river between the two parks?
I found the river dirty.
Naked boys were swimming in the river.
The sound of the river feels excessively loud.
Far below, the flow of the river was visible.
Two towns face each other across the river.
Which river is the longest in Japan?
Some children are swimming in the river.
I know how to swim, but I don't like swimming in the river.
There is a village between the river and the hill.
This river becomes shallow at that point.
The blue lines on the map represent rivers.
Our school is on the other side of the river.
The river is very beautiful around here.
Two mountains stand facing each other across the river.
There's a beautiful river on the other side of the park.
The river has dried up.
There's a bridge where the rivers meet.
It's so cold that the river has frozen over.
Dangle a line in the river and wait for fish.
Before I knew it, I was running through a shallow river.
This river extends for hundreds of miles.
If the weather is fine, I'll go swimming in the river.
The river is 50 meters in breadth.
The town is supplied with water from the river.
This river is dangerous to swim across.
We measured the depth of the river.
The building stood beside the river.
There's a net set up in the river, isn't there!?
The park was extended to the river.
We followed the river up the mountain to its source.
The river flows along the north of island.
This is the third longest river in the world.
The river looked like nothing but a black abyss as far as the eye could see.
The river and the sea meet around there.
This river is dangerous to swim in July.
If you go up this river, you come out at a lake.
There are many orange fishes in the river.
I enjoyed swimming in the river.
The river descends from the mountains to the bay below.
I am immersing my body in the flow of a small river.
The river flows between the two countries.
The army has advanced to the river.
They were out of breath after swimming across the river.
Mary was able to swim across the river.
Only one river flows out of the lake.
His house is on the south side of the river.
The river flows through the town.
This river is two hundred kilometers long.
The river furnishes electric power to the town.
Gravel extraction is prohibited in this river.
The farm is three miles beyond the river.
The river carries the fallen leaves away.
This river is three times longer than that one.
Salmon swim up rivers to lay their eggs.
The river branches three kilometers below the town.
The travelers took a ferry across the river.
This is the second longest river in Japan.
He drowned while swimming in the river.
They run a ferry service across the river.
Swim across to the other side of the river.
There is a river between Saitama and Chiba.
Have you ever tried skating on the river?
A big bridge was built over the river.
The water is deep in this part of the river.
This river is polluted with factory waste.
One day an old man went fishing in the river.
He fell head-long into the river.
The river which flows through London is called the Thames.
Please take me across the river.
Time is like a river; it does not return to its source.
While wondering about it, I also ran to the river.
There is a large river near our town.
The blue lines on the map correspond to rivers.
I think it's dangerous for you to cross the river.
A broad river runs through the city.
The village people built a wooden bridge across the river.
A familiar river scene spread out before my eyes.
He went fishing in a river near the village.
The army slowly advanced across the river.
This river's source is in the northern mountains.
The river is the widest in Europe.
We dashed through the trees, aiming for the river.
Fish are swimming along the flow of the river.
He lost hold of the rope and fell into the river.
When I was young, I would play near that river.
This river forms the boundary between the two prefectures.
His house is on the bank of the river.
The flood prevented me from crossing the river.
An old castle stands near the river.
The boy all but fell into the river.
Tiny blossoms have come out all over the river bank.
There's a lot of trash on the far bank of the river.
Tony could see a river and an old bridge.
We saw Jane swimming across the river.
This river rises in the mountains in Nagano.
The river flooded a large area.
The hill slopes downward to the river.
The river winds through the forest.
This river flows south into the sea.
This river sometimes overflows after the thaw.
We depend upon the river for the supply of water to drink.
I went to see the river, which I found greatly swollen.
Our town is on the East Side of the river.
The locals call this river the man-eating river and fear it.
He had no difficulty swimming across the river.
A meal without meat is like a river without water!
It is very important for us to love a river.
Rivers that flow through forests are the color of the soil.
As he was about to fall into the river, he took hold of the tree.
Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.
I feel as if I am at the bottom of a river.
We found some dead fish in the river.
Let's walk a little and go down toward the other river.
We used to bathe in this river in our childhood.
Bill dived into the river to save the drowning child.
Almost every day he goes to the river and fishes.
He crossed the river in a small boat.
This river is so polluted that fish can no longer live in it.
Cross the stones protruding from the shallow river to get to the other side.
There is a bridge about one kilometer up this river.
His car turned over several times before falling into the river.
How long would it take to swim across the river?
He could swim across the river when he was in his teens.
The river is flowing very fast after last night's rain.