Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かわ
Grade: 1
かみ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

From (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook") + (kami, "upper stream").

Noun edit

(かわ)(かみ) (kawakami

  1. upstream, upriver
  2. upper reaches of a river

Proper noun edit

(かわ)(かみ) (Kawakami

  1. a surname