ๅท

JLPT N5

River

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ปใƒณ (sen)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ‹ใ‚ (kawa)
ใ‹ใ‚ (kawa) โ€“ river

Vocabulary

ๅท
ใ‹ใ‚
river
ๆฒณๅท
ใ‹ใ›ใ‚“
river (formal)
ๅท่พบ
ใ‹ใ‚ใน
riverside
ๅทๅฃ
ใ‹ใ‚ใใก
river mouth
ๅทๆฐด
ใ‹ใ‚ใฟใš
river water

Example Sentences

ๅทใŒๆตใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใ‚ใŒ ใชใŒใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
The river is flowing.
ๅท่พบใง้Šใณใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใ‚ในใง ใ‚ใใณใพใ™ใ€‚
I play by the riverside.
ๅทๅฃใซไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใ‚ใใกใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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 ๅคšๆ‘ฉๅท (ใŸใพใŒใ‚, Tama River) and ไฟกๆฟƒๅท (ใ—ใชใฎใŒใ‚, Shinano River).
2. Daily life and tradition:
o Rivers were historically central for transport, irrigation, and settlement.
o Many festivals and rituals, like ๅท็ฅญใ‚Š (ใ‹ใ‚ใพใคใ‚Š), celebrate rivers.
3. Symbolism:
o Rivers represent life, flow, and continuity.
o Often appear in literature and poetry as metaphors for time or emotion.