Japanese symbol for “kagawa”

香川

かがわ

Romaji: kagawa

Kagawa (prefecture)

In Japanese, kagawa is 香川, read かがわ (kagawa).

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Meanings

n Kagawa (prefecture)

Kanji and stroke order

香

incense, smell, perfume

on: コウ、キョウ
kun: か、かお.り、かお.る

9 strokes · JLPT 2

川

stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

on: セン
kun: かわ

3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
香り	かおり kaori	aroma; fragrance; scent
香港	ホンコン honkon	Hong Kong
香水	こうすい kousui	perfume; scent
芳香	ほうこう houkou	perfume; fragrance; aroma
線香	せんこう senkou	incense stick
香辛料	こうしんりょう koushinryou	spice; spices; condiment
小川	おがわ ogawa	stream; brook; creek
河川	かせん kasen	rivers

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.