| This kanji has 3 strokes: 3 strokes in the "river" radical 巛 (まがりがわ) and 0 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (128): | ||
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谷川 たにがわ |
mountain stream |
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2.
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天の川 あまのがわ |
Milky Way |
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3.
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山川 さんせん |
mountains and rivers |
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4.
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川沿い かわぞい |
along the river, riverside |
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5.
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川下 かわしも |
downstream |
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6.
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河川 かせん |
rivers |
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7.
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小川 おがわ |
streamlet, brook |
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8.
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川上 かわかみ |
upper reaches of a river |
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9.
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河川敷 かせんしき |
(dry) riverbed |
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10.
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川岸 かわぎし |
river bank, riverside, fish market |
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11.
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川柳 せんりゅう |
comic haiku |
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12.
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川 かわ |
river, stream, the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers) |
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13.
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川端 かわばた |
riverbank |
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14.
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江戸川 えどがわ |
Edo River |
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15.
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川原 かわら |
dry river bed, river beach |
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16.
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堀川 ほりかわ |
canal |
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17.
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川口 かわぐち |
mouth of river, estuary |
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18.
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淀川 よどがわ |
river in Osaka Prefecture |
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19.
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滝川 たきがわ |
rapids |
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20.
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川鵜 かわう |
great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
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21.
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佐川急便 さがわきゅうびん |
Sagawa Express (parcel delivery company) |
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22.
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川八つ目 かわやつめ |
arctic lamprey (Lethenteron japonicum) |
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23.
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アマゾン川 アマゾンがわ |
Amazon River |
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24.
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川崎 かわさき |
Kawasaki (city) |
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25.
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川越え かわごえ |
crossing a river |
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26.
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天の川 あまのかわ |
Milky Way |
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27.
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三途の川 さんずのかわ |
(Buddh) Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx) |
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28.
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川八目 かわやつめ |
arctic lamprey (Lethenteron japonicum) |
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29.
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ガンビア川 ガンビアがわ |
Gambia |
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30.
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川崎七分 かわさきしちぶ |
type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg |
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31.
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川越し かわごし |
crossing a river |
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32.
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川風 かわかぜ |
breeze off a river |
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33.
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ボルガ川 ボルガがわ |
Volga (River) |
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34.
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川施餓鬼 かわせがき |
Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river, offering to suffering spirits at the river |
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35.
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天上川 てんじょうがわ |
river raised above the surrounding land |
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36.
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山川 やまかわ |
mountains and rivers |
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37.
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川幅 かわはば |
width of a river |
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38.
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ライン川 ラインがわ |
(river) Rhine |
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39.
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川止め かわどめ |
suspension of ferry service |
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40.
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川縁 かわぶち |
riverside |
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41.
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徳川家 とくがわけ |
the House of Tokugawa, the Tokugawas |
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42.
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山川 やまがわ |
mountain rivers |
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43.
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川辺 かわべ |
riverside, edge of a river |
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44.
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安倍川餅 あべかわもち |
(food) rice cakes (mochi) with Kinako |
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45.
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川蛇 かわへび |
Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) |
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46.
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川縁 かわべり |
riverbank, riverside |
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47.
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徳川時代 とくがわじだい |
Tokugawa period (i.e., the Edo period, 1600-1867 CE) |
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48.
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山川草木 さんせんそうもく |
nature, natural scenery |
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49.
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川霧 かわぎり |
river mist |
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50.
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横川吸虫 よこがわきゅうちゅう |
Metagonimus yokogawai (species of intestinal fluke) |
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51.
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川洲 かわす |
sandbank in a river |
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52.
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徳川勢 とくがわぜい |
Tokugawa forces |
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53.
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山川万里 さんせんばんり |
being far away across mountains and rivers |
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54.
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川明り かわあかり |
glow of river in darkness |
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55.
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川秋沙 かわあいさ |
common merganser |
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56.
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川下り かわくだり |
going downstream (in a boat) |
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57.
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徳川方 とくがわがた |
Tokugawa''s side |
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58.
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四川 しせん |
Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan |
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59.
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川面 かわづら |
river surface |
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60.
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河川工学 かせんこうがく |
river engineering |
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61.
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川床 かわどこ |
riverbed |
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62.
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川蝦 かわえび |
crawfish |
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63.
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徳川幕府 とくがわばくふ |
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e., the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867) |
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64.
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川面 かわも |
river surface |
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65.
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河川工事 かせんこうじ |
riparian works |
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66.
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川海豚 かわいるか |
river dolphin |
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67.
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白川夜舟 しらかわよふね |
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one), know-it-all manner |
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68.
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深山川蜻蛉 みやまがわとんぼ |
Calopteryx cornelia (species of damselfly) |
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69.
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川柳 かわやぎ |
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow) |
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70.
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川尻 かわじり |
mouth of a river, lower stream |
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71.
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川開き かわびらき |
festival marking the start of boating season |
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72.
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白川夜舟 しらかわよぶね |
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one), know-it-all manner |
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73.
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神奈川県 かながわけん |
Kanagawa prefecture (Kantou area) |
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74.
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川柳 かわやなぎ |
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow) |
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75.
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河川敷 かせんじき |
(dry) riverbed |
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76.
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川瀬 かわせ |
rapids, shallows of a river |
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77.
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白川夜船 しらかわよふね |
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one), know-it-all manner |
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78.
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石川県 いしかわけん |
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area) |
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79.
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河童の川流れ かっぱのかわながれ |
anyone can make a mistake, even Homer sometimes nods |
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80.
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川蝉 かわせみ |
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis) |
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81.
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川魚 かわうお |
river fish, freshwater fish |
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82.
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白川夜船 しらかわよぶね |
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one), know-it-all manner |
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83.
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川遊び かわあそび |
boating or swimming in a river |
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84.
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吉川神道 よしかわしんとう |
Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence) |
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85.
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川船 かわぶね |
riverboat, rivercraft |
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86.
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川魚 かわざかな |
river fish, freshwater fish |
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87.
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樋川 ひがあ |
(water) spring |
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88.
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川 がわ |
the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers) |
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89.
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川楊 かわやなぎ |
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow) |
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90.
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隅田川花火大会 すみだがわはなびたいかい |
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo) |
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91.
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川鼠 かわねずみ |
Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala) |
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92.
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川魚料理 かわうおりょうり |
freshwater fish cuisine |
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93.
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樋川 ひがわ |
(water) spring |
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94.
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川から水を引く かわからみずをひく |
to draw water off a river |
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95.
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川流れ かわながれ |
being carried away by a current |
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96.
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古川 ふるかわ |
old river |
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97.
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川筋 かわすじ |
course of a river, land along a river |
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98.
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富士川 ふじかわ |
river in Shizuoka Prefecture |
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99.
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川に架かる橋 かわにかかるはし |
bridge spanning a river |
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100.
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川路 かわじ |
river''s course |
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101.
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御手洗川 みたらしがわ |
river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine |
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102.
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川竹 かわたけ |
bamboo growing along a river bank, Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides), giant timber bamboo, madake, Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii), prostitute, the life of a prostitute |
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103.
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川原 かわはら |
dry river bed, river beach |
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104.
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暴れ川 あばれがわ |
river which often overflows its banks |
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105.
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川の面 かわのおも |
river surface |
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106.
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川獺 かわうそ |
otter (esp. the Japanese river otter, Lutra lutra whiteleyi) |
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107.
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川虫 かわむし |
aquatic insect larva (esp. of caddisflies, mayflies, etc.) |
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108.
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川は見られて美しくなる かわはみられてうつくしくなる |
take care of the river and it becomes beautiful |
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109.
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川蜻蛉 かわとんぼ |
broad-winged damselfly (of family Calopterygidae) |
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110.
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江川る えがわる |
to (try to) act like a big-shot |
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111.
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川釣り かわづり |
river fishing |
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112.
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川原鶸 かわらひわ |
Oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica) |
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113.
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木曾川 きそがわ |
river in Gifu Prefecture |
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114.
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川べり かわべり |
riverbank, riverside |
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115.
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川螻蛄 かわげら |
stonefly (any insect of order Plecoptera, esp. those of family Perlidae) |
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116.
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溝川 どぶがわ |
ditch with running water |
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117.
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川底 かわぞこ |
riverbed |
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118.
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柳川鍋 やながわなべ |
soup prepared with dojou |
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119.
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川を越える かわをこえる |
to cross a river |
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120.
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多摩川 たまがわ |
river running between Tokyo-to and Kanagawa Prefecture |
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121.
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香川県 かがわけん |
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku) |
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122.
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川伝い かわづたい |
following a river |
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123.
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川向かい かわむかい |
across a river |
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124.
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川を下る かわをくだる |
to descend a river |
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125.
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今川焼 いまがわやき |
Japanese muffin containing bean jam, served hot |
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126.
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川波 かわなみ |
ripples on a river |
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127.
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川向こう かわむこう |
to be on the other side of a river |
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128.
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祓川 はらえがわ |
river in which worshippers purify themselves before praying |