also: かわづら · かわつら
river surface; surface of a river
Refers to the visible surface of a river, often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
The evening sun reflects beautifully on the river surface.
川面を渡る風が涼しい。
The wind blowing across the river surface is cool.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading かわも is the most common.
Search-only variant; 河 is often used for larger rivers, but 川面 is the usual spelling.
Compound of 川 (kawa, 'river') and 面 (mo or tsura, 'surface'). The reading かわも is the most common; かわづら and かわつら are less frequent variants.