# 川 — River

Frequency rank 195 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 必 (Certain), less common than 員 (Member).

- On’yomi: せん
- Kun’yomi: かわ
- Radical: 巛 River (Kangxi 47)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX
- School grade: 1
- Strokes: 3

Three brown lanes take the cow, the fridge and half a shed past the piling, and then the piers themselves walk out from under the bridge and join the traffic.

In words:

- 川 かわ — river
- 川/河 かわ — river
- 河川 かせん — rivers

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