Memory phrase for the Kanji: 河


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Meaning

river

Pronunciation

KA
kawa

Explanation

Left: water , right: possible (The nail into this opening should be possible)

Mnemonic

The water that gives possibilities (i.e. for transports) is the river.

Radicals

waterThe radical sanzui is a short form of water
possibility
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Vocabulary

 河  かわ  river, stream
 河馬  かば  hippopotamus
 河川  かせん  rivers
 運河  うんが  canal/waterway
 川/河  かわ  river

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