かわ
Meanings
Noun
1. river; stream
when read as "かわ"
Suffix
2. River; the ... river
suffix used with the names of rivers
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (143 in total)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
Ishikawa (prefecture)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
Kawasaki (city)
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla); Salix gilgiana (species of willow); high-quality coarse tea
lowly people (Edo period); eta
bamboo growing along a river bank; Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) the life of a prostitute
ripples on a river
crawfish
river surface; surface of a river
river fish; freshwater fish
width of a river
course of a river; land along a river
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
along the river; riverside
downstream
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
old river
riverside; edge of a river
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
riverside; riverbank
Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river; offering to suffering spirits at the river
plover on the riverside; plovers near a river
big river
rapids; shallows of a river
river surface; surface of a river
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
going downstream (in a boat)
mountains and rivers
to cross a river
to descend a river
breeze off a river
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
river's course
being carried away by a current; drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river; cancellation; standing up
aquatic insect larva (esp. of caddisflies, mayflies, etc.)
sandbank in a river
suspension of ferry service
crossing a river
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature); river god
river fisher
Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
following a river
pike (esp. the Amur pike, Esox reichertii); pickerel
across a river
great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
river in springtime
broad-winged damselfly (of family Calopterygidae)
catch (fish) of the river; products of the river; fruits of the river
brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
dark chub (Nipponocypris temminckii)
glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk
red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus); bush pig
Korean mint (Agastache rugosa); purple giant hyssop
Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala)
river plain; riverbed
oceans of love
common merganser
river dolphin
Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)
Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
Batrachospermum gelatinosum (species of red alga)
Margaritifera laevis (species of freshwater pearl mussel)
Sarcocheilichthys variegatus variegatus (subspecies of cyprinid)
Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
Mozambique tilapia (tilapiine cichlid fish native to southern Africa, Oreochromis mossambicus)
golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei)
burbot (Lota lota)
river god
spinycheek sleeper (Eleotris oxycephala); spined sleeper
amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai); sweet form of Chinese citron
water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper f. aquaticum)
Macao; Macau
Omo River
Uda River (Khabarovsk Krai)
Yokokawa Station
Kura River
Tanana River
Hoshikawa Station
Kinabatangan River
Pechora River
Sado River
Ume River
Onega River
Shinkawa Station (Hokkaido)
Rioni River
Onon River
Sura River
Zeya River
Abakan River
Tana River (Kenya)
Kazanka River
Ongi River
Mara River
Jiu River
Kirenga River
Upa River
Pina River
Songacha River
Ruzizi River
Maya River
Napo River
Himekawa Station
Nata River
Biya River
Bikin River
Kurokawa Station (Nagoya)
Ene River
Saigon River
Nyuya River
Dawa River
Moei River
Kawahigashi Station
Kawanishi Station
Mano River
Mopan River
Komati River
Santa Ana River
Sochi River
Sokoto River
Nera River (Russia)
Kana River
Benito River
Yangon River
Pandaruan River
Sudoma River
Amekawa Dam
Mikawa Station (Hokkaido)
Shikawa Dam
Ukawa Station
Maekawa Station
Ayukawa Station
Examples (186 in total)
Mr Hayakawa was respected by him.
Dr. Yukawa played an important part in the scientific study.
We held a farewell party in honor of Dr. Kawamura.