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7 exact word matches found in search 'かわ'
2
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
noun
1. skin; hide; pelt; fur  (see also: )
2. rind; peel; husk; bark
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noun
leather
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noun, suffix
1. side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
2. (watch) case
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noun
discarded tiles; discards  (mahjong term; originally from Chinese)
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1
noun
good story
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noun
matte (metallurgical)  (often written with kana only)
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60 words found beginning with 'かわ'
3
1. cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty  (often written with kana only)
2. dear; precious; darling; pet  (often written with kana only)
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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 変る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
2. to move to
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Most common form: 代り
1. substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
2. stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
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Most common form: 交す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
2. to intersect; to cross; to interlace
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Most common form: 為替
noun
1. money order; draft
2. exchange (e.g. foreign)
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Most common form: 川上
noun
upper reaches of a river; upstream  (see also: 川下)
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Most common form: 代わる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to succeed; to relieve; to replace  (esp. 替わる, 替る)
2. to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent  (esp. 代わる, 代る)
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Most common form: 川口
mouth of river; estuary
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noun
1. being carried away by a current
2. drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river
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1 word found containing 'かわ' in any position
Most common form: 激カワ
super cute; extremely cute  (slang)
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