Hana no Nihongo

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Let’s learn Japanese kanji 河 !

今回の漢字は『河』です。

銀河 - ぎんが the Galaxy, Milky Way

銀河間の旅行 - ぎんがかんのりょこう an intergalactic travel

河 - かわ a river, a stream

河岸 - かがん a river bank

河童 - かっぱ kappa, the Japanese water goblin

河原 - かわら a dry riverbed

河原町 - かわらまち Kawaramachi, well-known market/shopping district in Kyoto

河豚 - フグ fugu, a pufferfish 🐡

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P.S. Do you know another basic Chinese character meaning ‘river’?

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Japanese proverb 諺:

河豚は食いたし命は惜しし - フグはくいたしいのちはおしし  He who plays with fire gets burnt.

(lit. Blowfish may be tasty, but life is more precious)

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