川 — JLPT N5 Kanji

川 (sen/kawa): river. JLPT N5 kanji.

Character Info

Kanji Strokes JLPT Radical Radical Meaning
3 N5 river

Readings

Type Reading Romaji Notes
On (音) セン sen Chinese-origin (音読み)
Kun (訓) かわ kawa river

Meanings

  1. river

Vocabulary

Word Reading Romaji English JLPT
かわ kawa river N5
川沿い かわぞい kawazoi along the river N4
川原 かわら kawara riverbed N4
小川 おがわ ogawa stream / brook N4
山川 やまかわ yamakawa mountains and rivers N4

Stroke Order

  1. Left vertical with slight curve. 2. Middle vertical (straight). 3. Right vertical with slight outward curve.

Mnemonic

Three parallel strokes like flowing water — the shape of a river's current.

Common Mistakes

川 (river) vs 三 (three) — 川 is vertical strokes; 三 is horizontal strokes.