河 – Vocabulary details

河かわ

Noun

1. river; stream

when read as "かわ"

Suffix

2. River; the ... river

suffix used with the names of rivers

waterway

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Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

old river

lowly people (Edo period); eta

これが河がわ？

Is this a river?

この河がわで水すい浴よくするのは危き険けんだ。

It is dangerous to bathe in this river.

湖みずうみや河がわの水みずは、たいてい淡たん水すいである。

The water in lakes and rivers is usually fresh.

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