川
Stream
Meanings
Stream, River, River Or Three-stroke River Radical (no. 47)
On'yomi
せん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
かわ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
川 is written in 3 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
川 (Stream) is taught on WaniKani at level 1 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #181 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 3 strokes.
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