滝たき川がわ

た

き

が

わ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

rapids; torrent; fast-flowing river

A relatively uncommon or literary noun for a steep, violently flowing stream or rapids, literally suggestive of a river flowing like a waterfall. In everyday wording, 急流 or 早瀬 is usually clearer.

「滝たき川がわ」は、滝たきのように

激はげ

しく

流なが

れる

川かわ

や

急きゅう

流りゅう

を

指さ

す

語ご

だ

。

滝川 is a word for a river or rapid current flowing violently like a waterfall.

Usage patterns

滝たき川がわを下くだるto go down/navigate the rapids
船ふねで滝たき川がわを下くだるのは危き険けんだ。
Going down the rapids by boat is dangerous.

Kanji

滝waterfall, rapids, cascade
川stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

Related words

急きゅう流りゅう
急流 is the common, everyday word for a fast-flowing current, while 滝川 is a rarer, more literary term evoking a waterfall-like torrent.
早はや瀬せ
早瀬 specifically describes a shallow, swift-running stretch of a river and is more commonly used than the literary 滝川.
激げき流りゅう
激流 emphasizes the violent power of a current, whereas 滝川 focuses on its waterfall-like, cascading flow and is more poetic in tone.

Don't confuse with

滝たきN3
滝 means a waterfall itself, while 滝川 refers to a fast, cascading river or rapids that merely resembles one.

Built from

滝たき+川かわ

Etymology

A transparent compound of 滝, 'waterfall', and 川, 'river'. The spelling conventionally describes a river or current flowing violently like a waterfall; no more specific historical derivation is supplied.