川

River

Also: Stream

On'yomi

  • せん sen

Kun'yomi

  • かわ kawa
Stroke count
3
Radical
巛 river · Kangxi radical 47
JLPT level
N5
School grade
Grade 1

川 has 3 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 巛 (river), number 47. Hashidari places it at JLPT N5. Japanese students learn it in grade 1 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N5 kanji list · Grade 1 kanji list · All kanji