前川

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
前 川
まえ
Grade: 2 		かわ > がわ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
前 川
まえ
Grade: 2 		かわ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

前 (mae, “before, in front”) +‎ 川 (kawa, “river”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

前(まえ)川(かわ) • (Maekawa) 

  1. a surname
  2. the name of various rivers in Japan

Proper noun

前(まえ)川(がわ) • (Maegawa) 

  1. a surname
  2. a place name in Japan

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
前 川
チョン
Grade: 2 		チョン
Grade: 1
irregular

From Korean 전천 (Jeoncheon).

Proper noun

前(チョン)川(チョン) • (Chonchon) 

  1. A county of Chagang Province, North Korea
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