河川

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Contents

1 Japanese
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Synonyms
  - 1.2.2 Derived terms

Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term
河	川

Etymology [edit]

From 河 (ka, "river," "large river") + 川 (sen, "river")

Noun [edit]

河川 (hiragana かせん, romaji kasen)

a river; rivers

Synonyms [edit]

川 (かわ, kawa) (more often used in colloquial)

Derived terms [edit]

河川工学 (かせんこうがく, kasenkōgaku) river engineering
河川敷 (かせんしき, kasenshiki) riverbed

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