川 (かわ) — river, stream
川
river
Frequency #282
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 1
1 character
noun
suffix
nature
place
geography
environment
kawa
かわ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
かわ[2] odaka 尾高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- river
- stream
Explained in simple Japanese
- 山から 海へ 水が ながれて いく ところ。
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