| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 河 | かわ | river, stream |
| 大河 | おおかわ, たいが | river, stream |
| 恒河沙 | ごうがしゃ, こうがしゃ | 10^56; innumerable (lit: as countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges river) |
| 氷河 | ひょうが | glacier |
| 河原 | かわら, かわはら | dry river bed, river beach |
| 河口 | かわぐち, かこう | mouth of river, estuary |
| 河岸 | かわぎし, かがん, かし | river bank, riverside; fish market |
| 河川 | かせん | rivers |
| 河川敷 | かせんしき, かせんじき | (dry) riverbed |
| 河畔 | かはん | riverside |
| 河豚 | ふぐ, ふく, ふくべ, かとん, フグ | puffer fish, blow fish, fugu, globefish, swellfish |
| 河鹿 | かじか | kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri) |
| 運河 | うんが | canal, waterway |
| 銀河 | ぎんが | Milky Way; galaxy |
| 黄河 | こうが | Yellow river (in China) |