川

Grade Level: 1
JLPT Level: 4

Frequency: 181

Bushu (Radical) Info:
川 (セン, かわ)
stream; river
巛 (まがりがわ)
crooked river

Henshall Mnemonic:
river flowing between banks
Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 3 Strokes



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セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かわ
English Meaning(s):
stream

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河川   [かせん]
(n) rivers [K] [D] 河川敷   [かせんしき]
(n) (dry) riverbed [K] [D] 古川   [ふるかわ]
(n) old river [K] [D] 江戸川   [えどがわ]
Edo River [K] [D] 山川   [さんせん]
(n) mountains and rivers [K] [D] 小川   [おがわ]
(n) streamlet; brook [K] [D] 川   [かわ]
(n)...

床 -
床

Grade Level: 8
JLPT Level: 2

Frequency: 1175

Bushu (Radical) Info:
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dotted cliff

Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 7 Strokes



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Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
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English Meaning(s):
bed

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Word of the Day: 時効　(Statute of Limitations)
According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's Justice Ministry 法務省(Houmushou) announced that it would soon be launching a study group 検討会(kentoukai) to deliberate whether to extend 延長 (enchou) or abolish 撤廃 (teppai) the statute of limitations for certain felonies 重大事件 (juudai-jiken). Here's the first paragraph of the article:

法務省は３日、殺人などの重大事件の公訴時効を見直す方向で検討に入った。刑事訴訟法は殺人など「死刑に当たる罪」の時効期間を２５年と定めているが、期間の延長や時効の撤廃も含めて検討する。

On the third (of January), the Justice Ministry will launch a study group aimed at reconsidering the statute of limitations for prosecution of felonies including murder. The study will also address whether to extend or abolish the statute of limitations, which the Criminal Procedure Code sets at 25 years for capital punishment crimes.

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Headline of the Day: 紅葉マークの表示義務 "Obligation to Show the "Autumn Leaf" Sticker
On the Metropolitan Police's web site, there is a notice that, according to 【道路交通法第７１条の５・第２項】, Road Traffic Law, Section 71, Clause 2:


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= Drivers over the age of 75 must display on the front and back of the vehicle the "Autumn Leaf" sticker signifying "elderly driver" when operating common passenger vehicles.

(I hope there aren't drivers over 75 operating commercial trucks!)


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