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Kanji Detail for 川 - "river, stream, flow"
川
- Meaning
川 means "river, stream, flow."
River - A flow of water; a stream.
Stream - A continuous flow of water.
Waterway - A channel for water.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
stream; river; river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
stream, river; flow; boil
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
stream, river
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Water flowing through the earth is called 川. Between two mountains there must be a river. See (Rites of Zhou). Now used as a general term for flowing water. Rivers like the Yangtze, Huai, Yellow, and Han are all called 川. | Water flows unceasingly, hence what continues without stopping is called 常川. | Abbreviation for Sichuan Province.
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Sentences including 川
I was swimming in the river.
They live across the river.
The man swimming in the river is my friend.
The river flows slowly to the sea.
A big bridge was built over the river.
He said ,'' let's take a walk along the river.''
The river is deep here.
His plan is to build a bridge over that river.
We went swimming in the river yesterday.
He swam across the river.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
ある日私はまあ宅だけでも探してみようかというそぞろ心から、散歩がてらに本郷台を西へ下りて小石川の坂を真直に伝通院の方へ上がりました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は小石川へ引き移ってからも、当分この緊張した気分に寛ぎを与える事ができませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
二人はそれぎり話を切り上げて、小石川の宿の方に足を向けました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
我々は夕暮の本郷台を急ぎ足でどしどし通り抜けて、また向うの岡へ上るべく小石川の谷へ下りたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「私は猿楽町から神保町の通りへ出て、小川町の方へ曲りました」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はとうとう万世橋を渡って、明神の坂を上がって、本郷台へ来て、それからまた菊坂を下りて、しまいに小石川の谷へ下りたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ある日私はまあ宅だけでも探してみようかというそぞろ心から、散歩がてらに本郷台を西へ下りて小石川の坂を真直に伝通院の方へ上がりました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は小石川へ引き移ってからも、当分この緊張した気分に寛ぎを与える事ができませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
二人はそれぎり話を切り上げて、小石川の宿の方に足を向けました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
我々は夕暮の本郷台を急ぎ足でどしどし通り抜けて、また向うの岡へ上るべく小石川の谷へ下りたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「私は猿楽町から神保町の通りへ出て、小川町の方へ曲りました」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はとうとう万世橋を渡って、明神の坂を上がって、本郷台へ来て、それからまた菊坂を下りて、しまいに小石川の谷へ下りたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha