河 — river
かわ
河
river
Grade 5
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
U+6CB3
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #663
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #148
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- river
word
かわ kawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
か ・が ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
こう kou Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 氵 (water) gives the semantic field. 可 (ka) provides the sound. Originally denoted the Yellow River (黄河) specifically; later generalized to mean any river.