KANJI: SEN kawa (river)

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Character Etymology:

Water ; flowing beween two banks ) |.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: SEN
kun-yomi: kawa

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: sanbongawa

English Definitions:

1. SEN, kawa: river, stream, brook.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 1526
Henshall: 48

Unicode Encoded Version:

川

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

川口 (kawaguchi): river mouth
川下 (kawashimo): down stream.
川の面 (kawa(no)omo): river surface

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