巛
river
かわ
Stroke Count3
Kangxi Number#47
About this radical
A winding river. 川 (river) is three strokes. 州 (state/province) = river with islands.
Variant forms
This radical changes shape depending on its position in a kanji.
川
Example kanji
Common kanji that use the radical 巛.
川
river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream セン かわ
川(かわ)— river
川で魚を釣りました。
I fished in the river.
州
State, Province しゅう す す
州(しゅう)— state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.)
南部の州へ冬期に旅行すると、今旅行するよりも料金が高くなります。
Traveling to the southern states during the winter will be costlier than it is now.
流
a sink, current, flow, forfeit リュウ ル -なが.す なが.す なが.れ なが.れる
少林流(しょうりんりゅう)— (Shorin-ryu) Okinawa school of karate
少林流の使い方を説明してください。
Please explain how to use "(Shorin-ryu) Okinawa school of karate".