How to say river in Japanese

JLPTN5
川★【かわkawa・がわgawa】河★

noun:

  • river; stream ［かわ］

suffix:

  • River; the ... river - suffix used with the names of rivers

Example Sentences

城shiroからkaraそのsonoふもとfumotoをwoゆるやかにyuruyakani湾曲wankyokuしてshite流れるnagareru川kawa全体zentaiがga見えましたmiemashita。
From the castle we could see the whole curve of the river around its base.
道michiとtoいうiu道michiはha川kawaからkara溢れだしたafuredashita水mizuでde覆われていたoowareteita。
Anything like a road was covered with water that had flooded out of the river.
まずmazu、私のwatashino活動範囲katsudouhan'iはha、おもにomoni養老yourou川下kawashimo流域ryuuikiですdesu。
First off, my area of work is mainly in the lower reaches of the Yourou River.
だいたいdaitai、このkono川原kawaraのno辺りatariをwo一巡りhitomeguriするsuruのnoがga、基本的なkihontekina朝asaのnoコースKOOSUであるdearu。
Generally once round this river side area is the basic morning course.
アマゾン川amazongawaはha延々とen'ento北kitaブラジルBURAJIRUをwo流れているnagareteiru。
The Amazon River meanders through northern Brazil.

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