glow of a river in the dark; river surface gleaming at dusk
Refers to the faint, often poetic light reflected by a river at night or twilight. Evokes a quiet, scenic atmosphere.
During the night walk, the glow of the river was beautiful.
I captured the gleam on the river at dusk in a photo.
Standard kanji spelling using 川 (river) and 明かり (light).
Combination of 河 and 明り; very rare.
Variant with 明り instead of 明かり; less common but still used.
Uses 河 (river) instead of 川; rare and somewhat literary.
Compound of 川 (kawa, 'river') and 明かり (akari, 'light'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose as a poetic term for the natural phenomenon of river reflection.