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川

かわ

river, stream

Mnemonic

Two banks with the water running down between them, seen from above and no more complicated than that. A small one to cross, running hard enough to be a car wash かわ: かわ.

Worth knowing

河 is the same reading for a larger river. 川 is the everyday word and the one in place names.

Built from

river
Three lines running down the page, which is water between two banks seen from above.

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