also: かわづら · かわつら
noun
river surface; surface of a river
Refers to the visible surface of a river, often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
夕日が川面に映って美しい。
The evening sun reflects beautifully on the river surface.
川面を渡る風が涼しい。
The wind blowing across the river surface is cool.
Search-only variant; 河 is often used for larger rivers, but 川面 is the usual spelling.
水面 is a general term for water surface (of rivers, lakes, seas, etc.), while 川面 specifically refers to a river's surface.
Compound of 川 (kawa, 'river') and 面 (mo or tsura, 'surface'). The reading かわも is the most common; かわづら and かわつら are less frequent variants.