8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

river

Kun'yomi
  • river ②River
On'yomi
Nanori
  • かっ
  • こう

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

66.2%
かわ 29.5%
かっ 4.1%
こう 0.2%

Character Breakdown

river
カ かわ かっ (5th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
can, passable, approval
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

Milky Way ②galaxy
Milky Way galaxy ②galactic system
mouth of river
dry riverbed
galactic empire (in science fiction)
large river
Children's Limbo ②futile
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
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References

Unicode hex code 6CB3
JIS X 0208 1-18-47
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2530
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3102
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 336
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 394
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 251
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 157
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 698
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 597
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 633
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17245
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 628
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 389
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 391
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 561
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 669
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 658
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 679
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1127
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1170
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 148
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a5.30
Four corner code 3112.0
De Roo Code 349