River in Japanese
In Japanese
川
kawa
Definition
Definition in EnglishA large natural stream of water that flows across the land towards the sea or a lake.
Definition in Japanese陸地を通って海や湖へ流れていく、大きな自然の水の流れ。
Example sentences
子どものころは毎年夏になると川で泳いでたのに、今は汚染されてて、足をつけるのも無理。
We swam in the river every summer as kids — now it's far too polluted to even dip your toes in.
おじいちゃん、川が穏やかな日に水切りをすると、ほとんど向こう岸まで届くんだよ。
Grandpa can skip stones almost to the other side when the river is calm.
土曜日、カヌーを借りて川を下ろうよ。週末はずっと晴れるらしいし。
Let's rent a canoe and paddle down the river on Saturday — it's supposed to be sunny all weekend.