Why is the kun'yomi for river taught before the on'yomi?

Good question! There was a recent overhaul to have on’yomi readings first for most (but not all!) Kanji. I’ve linked it below. The portion you may be interested in is section 3.

Not all of them changed to on’yomi, though. You’re still going to have kanji that teach the kun’yomi/nanori reading for some reason or another.

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