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Kanji Grade 1 - 川

Kanji character Grade 1 川. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 1 - 川
 
About
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Kun: かわ
On: セン
3 strokes
Radical: river 巛 (川, 巜)
Parts: 川
 
Onyomi
川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
 
Kunyomi
川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers