河
river

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かわ

Nanori (名乗り)

かっここう

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:5
Strokes:8
JLPT:2
Frequency:663

Vocabulary

カ

WordReadingMeaning
河川カセンrivers
河岸カガンriverbank; riverside
河口カコウmouth of river; estuary
河畔カハンriverside
山河サンカmountains and rivers; natural surroundings

Other

WordReadingMeaning
運河うんが(navigable) canal; waterway
銀河ぎんがMilky Way; galaxy
河かわriver; stream; River; the ... river
河がわriver; stream; River; the ... river
河沿いかわぞいalong the river; riverside

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

沖
offing, open sea, rise high into sky
Grade 4JLPT 1
涼
nice and cool, refreshing
Grade 8JLPT 2
訂
correct, decide, revise
Grade 8JLPT 1
洞
cave, den, excavation
Grade 8JLPT 1
活
being helped, lively, living, resuscitation
Grade 2JLPT 3
奇
curiosity, strange, strangeness
Grade 8JLPT 1
治
be at peace, calm down, conserve, cure, govt, heal, quell, reign, rule, subdue
Grade 4JLPT 3
可
can, do not, mustn't, passable, should not
Grade 5JLPT N/A
況
condition, situation
Grade 8JLPT 2
沿
follow along, lie along, run along, run alongside
Grade 6JLPT 1