河原

Japanese

Kanji in this term
河	原
かわ Grade: 5	はら Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

川原, 磧

Etymology

河 (kawa, “river”) +‎ 原 (hara, “plain”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) かわら [kàwárá] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠]

Noun

河原 (hiragana かわら, rōmaji kawara, historical hiragana かはら)
(alternative reading hiragana かわはら, romaji kawahara, historical hiragana かははら)

dry riverbed; river beach

Derived terms

河 (カ)原 (ワラ)鶸 (ヒワ) (kawarahiwa, “Oriental greenfinch”)

Proper noun

河原 (hiragana かわら, rōmaji Kawara, historical hiragana かはら)
(alternative reading hiragana かわはら, romaji Kawahara, historical hiragana かははら)

a place name

河原 (hiragana かわはら, rōmaji Kawahara)

A surname.

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