河

Meaning

河 centers on a large natural watercourse: a river. It is often used for major rivers, especially in Chinese-derived names.

• 銀河ぎんが
  N1

  Milky Way

• 河口かこう
  N1

  mouth of river; estuary

• 河ホー

  discarded tiles; discards

• 河川かせん
  N2

  rivers

• 大河たいが

  large river

• 河内かわち

  Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

• 河内ハノイ

  Hanoi (Vietnam)

• 河童かっぱ

  kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature

• 大河ドラマたいがドラマ

  Taiga drama; annual year-long historical drama TV series produced by NHK

• 運河うんが
  N2

  (navigable) canal; waterway

• 河豚ふぐ

  puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish

• 河原かわら
  N1

  dry riverbed; river beach

• 氷河ひょうが
  N1

  glacier

• 河川敷かせんじき

  flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank

• 銀河系ぎんがけい

  Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy

• 三河みかわ

  Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

• 氷河期ひょうがき

  glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; ice age

• 駿河するが

  Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

• 河岸かし

  riverbank; riverside

• 山河さんが

  mountains and rivers; natural surroundings

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