川 — Stroke order

JLPT N5 kanji · 3 strokes · #181 by frequency

River, stream

Meaning
River, stream
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
セン
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
かわ

Stroke order

3 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/3
  2. Stroke 2/3
  3. Stroke 3/3

Memory hook

Three strokes rushing downward, side by side — water running between two banks, a stream () in motion.

Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.

Common vocabulary

WordReadingMeaning
かわriver, stream
小川おがわstream, brook, creek
河川かせんrivers
山川さんせんmountains and rivers
川沿いかわぞいalong the river, riverside
川下かわしもdownstream

Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.