Where does “川下り” come from?

川下り (Japanese) comes from Japanese 川, from Japanese 石川 — Ishi River (rivers in Japan).

川下り (Japanese): going downstream, e.g. in a boat

Definitions

  1. going downstream, e.g. in a boat

Ancestry of “川下り”, step by step

川下り traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 川

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese川river, stream, brook
2Japanese石川Ishi River (rivers in Japan)

via Japanese 下り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下りdescending, coming down; descending, going down;...
Every word from Japanese 石川 →Every word from Japanese 川 →