No. 2,188 in Japanese
河川
Rivers and streams.
In a sentence
日本にはたくさんの河川があります。
Japan has many rivers.
河川 is used in a general sense to talk about rivers collectively.
この地区の河川は毎年氾濫します。
The rivers in this area flood every year.
河川 refers to the specific rivers in a designated region.
河川工事が都市の発展に重要です。
River engineering is vital for urban development.
河川 is used here in a technical sense, referring to river systems in relation to infrastructure and management.
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