せん
Meanings
Noun
1. rivers
Kanji used
waterway
river
Pitch accent
せん
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government
small and medium-sized rivers
intermittent river; intermittent stream
potamology; fluviology
perennial river; perennial stream; permanent river
Examples (3 in total)
The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.
Many rivers in Japan are polluted by waste water from factories.
Rapid industrialization could shrink our rivers even further.