Where does “河川” come from?

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

河川 (Japanese): river; rivers

Definitions

  1. river; rivers

Ancestry of “河川”, step by step

河川 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 河

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese河river: a player's discard pile
2Chinese河river; Yangshupu Creek

Words derived from “河川”

Every word from Japanese 石川 →Every word from Japanese 川 →