"小川" meaning in Japanese

See 小川 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: 小川 [canonical] (ruby: (), (がわ)), Ogawa [romanization]
Etymology: From 小 (o, "little," "nice") + 川 (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook"). Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|おがわ}} 小(お)川(がわ) • (Ogawa)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-小川-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 45 55

Noun

Forms: 小川 [canonical] (ruby: (), (がわ)), ogawa [romanization]
Etymology: From 小 (o, "little," "nice") + 川 (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook"). Head templates: {{ja-noun|おがわ}} 小(お)川(がわ) • (ogawa)
  1. brook, streamlet, stream, creek Categories (place): Bodies of water, Landforms
    Sense id: en-小川-ja-noun-TD8p3B4w Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 19 81 Disambiguation of Landforms: 30 70 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 44 56

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          "stream",
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        [
          "creek",
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}

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