| Word form | kawa (1) |
| Original script | 川、河 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Comments on word | accent on the second mora |
| Analyzability | unanalyzable |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 古事記 (712) |
| Comparison with Korean | Note: K kä < kay corresponding to J dialectal ka(a)ra, thus the protoform *karya. However, the J form might be a contraction of kapara ’dry riverbed’ from J *kapa-para ’river field’. (311) |
| Register | General |