Where does “河川敷” come from?

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

河川敷 (Japanese): flood plain along a river

Definitions

  1. flood plain along a river

Ancestry of “河川敷”, step by step

河川敷 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 河川

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese河川river; rivers
2Japanese川river, stream, brook
3Japanese石川Ishi River (rivers in Japan)

via Japanese 敷

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese敷spreading, covering
Every word from Japanese 石川 →Every word from Japanese 川 →Every word from Japanese 河川 →