Japanese Learning

Examples of JLPT N5 Kanji 69: 川(kawa, sen), river

Meaning of kanji 川:

In Japanese, 川 means “river”.


How to read kanji 川:

Kunyomiかわ
Onyomiせん

Example Sentences of kanji 川:

彼らは川に橋をかけた。 
They built a bridge across the river.

幅の広い川はゆっくりと流れる。 
The broad river flows slowly.

小川が密やかに流れている。
The brook runs quietly.

旅行者たちは、川を船で渡った。 
The travelers ferried across the river.

裸の男の子たちが川で泳いでいた。 
Naked boys were swimming in the river.

川下りでびしょびしょになった。 
I got soaked boating downriver.

道という道は川から溢れ出した水で覆われていた。 
Anything like a road was covered with water that had flooded out of the river.

幅の広い川はゆっくりと流れる。 
The broad river flows slowly.

父はよく近くの川へ釣りに行く。 
My father often goes fishing in the river nearby.

彼女は立って川を見ていた。 
She stood looking at a boat on the river.

彼女は広い川を泳いで渡った。 
She swam across the wide river.

彼女の家は川の向こう側にある。 
Her house is across the river.

彼らは大きな川に前進を阻まれた。 
Their progress was stopped by a wide river.

彼らは川を横切って進んだ。 
They made their way across the river.

彼は村の近くの川に釣りに出かけた。 
He went fishing in a river near the village.

彼はあやうく川で溺れそうになった。 
He came near to being drowned in the river.

彼の車は、川に落ちる前に数回ひっくり返った。 
His car turned over several times before falling into the river.

白鳥が川に浮かんでいる夢のような光景だ。 
The swans on the river make a dreamlike scene.

日本でいちばん長い川はどれですか。 
Which river is the longest in Japan?

二つの公園の間に川がありますか。 
Is there a river between two parks?

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