Word Meaning 川の字

かわのじ kawa no ji

川の字 is read as かわのじ (kawa no ji) and means (formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents).

Meaning

English

  1. (formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents)
  2. "river" character

Reading

Kana

かわのじ

Romaji

kawa no ji

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 107545 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

川魚

かわうお

river fish

川風

かわかぜ

breeze off a river

川八目

かわやつめ

Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)

川開き

かわびらき

festival marking the start of boating season

川止め

かわどめ

suspension of ferry service

文字

もじ

writing

大文字

おおもじ

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

名字

みょうじ

surname

赤字

あかじ

corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

黒字

くろじ

black letter

漢字

かんじ

kanji

小文字

こもじ

lowercase letter