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滝川

Rapids


Meaning

Rapids

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A waterfall river is a river that's moving like a waterfall! Fast and furious! Water that moves like this are rapids.


Reading

たきがわ

Explanation

The reading is the kun'yomi vocab reading of each kanji: 滝 and 川. Careful of the rendaku.


Context

Context Sentences

祖母に、滝川を泳ぐのは危険だと言われました。

My grandma told me that it is very dangerous to swim in the rapids.


Kanji Composition