高瀬
たかせ shallow river; shallows
Why it means this
高 (shallow — the water sits high over the bed) + 瀬 (shallows) — a shallow stretch of river; 高瀬舟, the flat-bottomed river boat, and the title of a Mori Ōgai story.
Breakdown
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