河川
Chinese
river | river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) | ||
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simp. and trad. (河川) | 河 | 川 |
Pronunciation
Noun
河川
- rivers
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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河 | 川 |
か Grade: 5 | せん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From 河 (ka, "river," "large river") + 川 (sen, "river")
Noun
河川 (hiragana かせん, rōmaji kasen)
- river; rivers
Synonyms
- 川 (kawa) (more often used in colloquial)
Derived terms
- 河川工学 (kasenkōgaku) river engineering
- 河川敷 (kasenshiki) riverbed
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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河 | 川 |
Noun
河川 • (hacheon) (hangeul 하천)
- Hanja form? of 하천 (“river; rivers”).