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.
「滝川」は、滝のように激しく流れる川や急流を指す語だ。
滝川 is a word for a river or rapid current flowing violently like a waterfall.
The common modern word for a fast current or rapids; usually more natural than 滝川 in everyday Japanese.
Refers to a swift-flowing part of a river, often a shallow rapid; more specific and more commonly usable.
Emphasizes a violent, powerful current; less literary than 滝川 and focused on intensity.
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.