川かわ辺べ

Don't confuse with

• 海うみ辺べN2

  川辺 refers to a riverside, not the seaside like 海辺, though the '～辺' pattern makes learners mix them up.

• 岸きし辺べN1

  川辺 specifically means a riverside, while 岸辺 is more general and can apply to the shore of a sea, lake, or river alike.

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Written forms

• 川かわ辺べUsage77%

  Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and common usage.

• 河かわ辺べUsage22%

  Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 川辺.

• 川かわべUsage1%
  search-only kanji form

  Search-only form; not a standard spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 川 (kawa, 'river') and 辺 (be, 'vicinity, area'). The reading べ is a rendaku form of へ.