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Kanji for River
The kanji for “river” is 河, read ka and written in 8 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
河
river
A great river that flows steadily toward the sea.
8 strokes On reading カ (ka) Kun reading かわ (kawa) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: river
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ka, kawa
In Japan it appears in about 76 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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