# 河 — River

Frequency rank 747 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 秋 (Autumn), less common than 州 (State).

- On’yomi: か
- Kun’yomi: かわ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A tsunami on the left rushes through, but the correct path on the right channels it into a proper river.

In words:

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

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