also: かわどこ · かわゆか
Only with reading かしょう / かわどこ
Geographical term for the bottom of a river. Typically read かしょう in technical contexts; かわどこ is a less common reading.
Survey the gravel of the riverbed.
riverside dining platform; kawadoko
Only with reading かわどこ / かわゆか / ゆか
A raised wooden platform built over a riverbank, used in summer for dining and enjoying the cool air. Associated with Kyoto's Kamogawa river. Read かわどこ or かわゆか; ゆか alone is rare.
In summer, many people enjoy dining on the kawadoko along the Kamogawa River.
Standard kanji for 'riverbed' with the reading かしょう.
Rare reading for 'riverbed'; かしょう is standard.
Common spelling for the riverside dining platform, read かわどこ or かわゆか.
Alternate reading for the riverside platform; かわどこ is more common.
河 (river) + 床 (bed/floor). The reading かしょう is the on'yomi compound; かわどこ and かわゆか mix kun'yomi and on'yomi. The riverside platform sense derives from the idea of a 'river floor' extended to a man-made structure.