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River
川 means river or stream in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
In Japanese, this can be a surname when pronounced as Sakigawa.
Ishikawa
石川 is the Japanese surname Ishikawa.
This can also refer to the Ishikawa prefecture of the Hokuriku area. This can also refer to the Ishikawa Diagram as used in TQM 6-Sigma.
This is pronounced differently in Chinese, but known as the Japanese surname and prefecture name in Chinese.
Kawasaki
This Japanese name romanizes as Kawasaki.
These are the same Kanji used for the motorcycle manufacturer, the surname, and a city in Japan. Other than Kawasaki, as a surname, this can also be romanized/pronounced as Yamazaki or Hanedabouru. Some also write Kawazaki instead of Kawasaki.
In Chinese, this will be read as a Japanese surname/place-name. Some in China will also be familiar with Kawazaki motorcycles.
Kingfisher
川蝉 is a common Japanese title for the kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).
There are a few ways to name this little greenish bird in Japanese, so be aware this is not the only or absolute kingfisher title.
Hwacheon
華川郡 is the name Hwacheon or Hwach'ŏn in Korean Hanja.
華川郡 usually refers to the Hwacheon County (Hwacheon-gun) county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Kawa no Kami / River God
川の神 is the title of Kawa no Kami - a River deity of Japanese folklore.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
川 see styles |
chuān chuan1 ch`uan chuan sakigawa さきがわ |
More info & calligraphy: River(suffix) the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers); (1) river; stream; (suffix) (2) the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers); (surname) Sakigawa A stream, a mountain stream; Ssu-ch'uan province. |
川崎 see styles |
chuān qí chuan1 qi2 ch`uan ch`i chuan chi kawasaki かわさき |
More info & calligraphy: KawasakiKawasaki (city); (surname) Yamazaki |
川蝉 see styles |
kawasemi かわせみ |
More info & calligraphy: Kingfisher |
石川 see styles |
shí chuān shi2 chuan1 shih ch`uan shih chuan ishikawa いしかわ |
More info & calligraphy: IshikawaIshikawa (prefecture); (surname) Nakawa |
ヨ川 see styles |
yogawa よがわ |
(place-name) Yogawa |
一川 see styles |
hitotsugawa ひとつがわ |
(surname) Hitotsugawa |
丁川 see styles |
yourogawa / yorogawa ようろがわ |
(personal name) Yōrogawa |
七川 see styles |
nanakawa ななかわ |
(surname) Nanakawa |
万川 see styles |
mansen まんせん |
(given name) Mansen |
三川 see styles |
mitsukawa みつかわ |
(surname) Mitsukawa |
上川 see styles |
jougawa / jogawa じょうがわ |
(surname) Jōgawa |
下川 see styles |
hitougawa / hitogawa ひとうがわ |
(place-name) Hitougawa |
不川 see styles |
fukawa ふかわ |
(surname) Fukawa |
与川 see styles |
yogawa よがわ |
(surname) Yogawa |
世川 see styles |
yokawa よかわ |
(surname) Yokawa |
丙川 see styles |
hinoegawa ひのえがわ |
(place-name) Hinoegawa |
両川 see styles |
ryoukawa / ryokawa りょうかわ |
(place-name, surname) Ryōkawa |
並川 see styles |
namikawa なみかわ |
(place-name, surname) Namikawa |
中川 see styles |
zhōng chuān zhong1 chuan1 chung ch`uan chung chuan nokaga のかが |
Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name) (surname) Nokaga |
串川 see styles |
kushikawa くしかわ |
(place-name) Kushikawa |
丸川 see styles |
marugawa まるがわ |
(surname) Marugawa |
丹川 see styles |
nikawa にかわ |
(personal name) Nikawa |
主川 see styles |
omogawa おもがわ |
(place-name) Omogawa |
乃川 see styles |
nogawa のがわ |
(place-name) Nogawa |
久川 see styles |
hisagawa ひさがわ |
(surname) Hisagawa |
乗川 see styles |
norikawa のりかわ |
(surname) Norikawa |
乘川 see styles |
norikawa のりかわ |
(surname) Norikawa |
乙川 see styles |
otomegawa おとめがわ |
(surname) Otomegawa |
九川 see styles |
kugawa くがわ |
(place-name, surname) Kugawa |
乱川 see styles |
midaregawa みだれがわ |
(place-name) Midaregawa |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| River | 川 | kawa | chuān / chuan1 / chuan | ch`uan / chuan |
| Ishikawa | 石川 | ishikawa | shí chuān shi2 chuan1 shi chuan shichuan | shih ch`uan shihchuan shih chuan |
| Kawasaki | 川崎 | kawa saki / kawasaki | chuān qí / chuan1 qi2 / chuan qi / chuanqi | ch`uan ch`i / chuanchi / chuan chi |
| Kingfisher | 川蝉 | kawasemi | ||
| Hwacheon | 華川郡 华川郡 | huá chuān hua2 chuan1 jun4 hua chuan jun huachuanjun | hua ch`uan chün huachuanchün hua chuan chün |
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| Kawa no Kami River God | 川の神 | kawa no kami kawanokami | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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