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この
かわ
およ
なが
はや
すぎる

The river flows too fast to swim in.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
Most common form: かわ
noun
1. river; stream  (this meaning is restricted to reading かわ)
suffix
2. the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)  (usually read がわ)
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2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to swim
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3
noun
1. stream; current; flow
2. course of events
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2
Most common form: 早い
1. fast; quick; hasty; brisk  (esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い)
2. early (in the day, etc.); premature  (esp. 早い)
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Kanji
セン   かわ river   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
stick   
エイ   およ swim   
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スイ   みず water   
エイ   long time   なが long (time)   
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ice   
スイ   みず water   
ル   リュウ   ながれる to flow   なが to pour out, to flush    
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private lidded river
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private lidded
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ム   private
lid
ソク   はや fast   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   すみやか speedy   
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ソク   たば bundle   たばねる to tie in a bundle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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