川 specification

Japanese Language
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Is 川 a catch all word for river, or does it only mean big rivers like the Rhine?

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I’d say that if it’s big enough to be a river in English it’s big enough to be a 川.

But now I’m actually starting to wonder the opposite, if you can call a small stream a 川 as well…

EDIT: the Japanese wikipedia at least seems to define it as flowing water that is long and narrow. No mention of size.

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Yes, it would be good to know if there is a different kanji for creek.

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No, it’s just the word 小お川がわ from what I can find.

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Thanks, by the way. How do you write the hiragana reading above the kanji?

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You’re welcome. As to your question, it is the HTML ruby tag.

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