Japanese

Noun

かわ ‎(romaji kawa)

1. 佳話: A good story.
2. 歌話: The story of a 和歌 ‎(waka, “traditional Japanese waka poem”).
3. 川: A river, stream, or brook.
4. 河: A river, a stream.
5. 側: A side of something; a part of something.
6. 皮: An animal skin, hide, pelt, fur, or leather; a fruit or vegetable skin, bark, peel, husk, shell.
7. 革: Leather.
8. 鈹: Matte: the molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.