川瀬

Japanese
Kanji in this term
川 瀬
かわ
Grade: 1		 せ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
川瀨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 川 (kawa, “river, stream, brook”) +‎ 瀬 (se, “shallows”).

Pronunciation

Noun

川(かわ)瀬(せ) • (kawase) 

  1. rapids, shallows of a river

Proper noun

川(かわ)瀬(せ) • (Kawase) 

  1. a surname

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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