ๅท
JLPT N5
River
Readings
Onโyomi: ใปใณ (sen)
Kunโyomi: ใใ (kawa)
ใใ (kawa) โ river
Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
ๅท
ใใ
river
ๆฒณๅท
ใใใ
river (formal)
ๅท่พบ
ใใใน
riverside
ๅทๅฃ
ใใใใก
river mouth
ๅทๆฐด
ใใใฟใ
river water
Example Sentences
ๅทใๆตใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใ ใชใใใฆใใพใใ
The river is flowing.
ๅท่พบใง้ใณใพใใ
ใใในใง ใใใณใพใใ
I play by the riverside.
ๅทๅฃใซไฝใใงใใพใใ
ใใใใกใซ ใใใงใใพใใ
I live near the river mouth.
Cultural Note
ๅท (river) holds significance in Japanese culture:
1. Geography:
o Japan has many rivers, and ๅท appears frequently in place names, such as ๅคๆฉๅท (ใใพใใ, Tama River) and ไฟกๆฟๅท (ใใชใฎใใ, Shinano River).
2. Daily life and tradition:
o Rivers were historically central for transport, irrigation, and settlement.
o Many festivals and rituals, like ๅท็ฅญใ (ใใใพใคใ), celebrate rivers.
3. Symbolism:
o Rivers represent life, flow, and continuity.
o Often appear in literature and poetry as metaphors for time or emotion.
1. Geography:
o Japan has many rivers, and ๅท appears frequently in place names, such as ๅคๆฉๅท (ใใพใใ, Tama River) and ไฟกๆฟๅท (ใใชใฎใใ, Shinano River).
2. Daily life and tradition:
o Rivers were historically central for transport, irrigation, and settlement.
o Many festivals and rituals, like ๅท็ฅญใ (ใใใพใคใ), celebrate rivers.
3. Symbolism:
o Rivers represent life, flow, and continuity.
o Often appear in literature and poetry as metaphors for time or emotion.