Canal
noun
It can carry a river. It's a canal.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. The か goes to が, probably while floating down said canal.
パナマ運河を見てみたいです。
I'd love to see the Panama Canal.
冬には運河の上でスケートができますよ。
You can skate on the canal during the winter.
この運河がなかったら、この国はここまで発展しなかったでしょう。
If this canal didn't exist, I don't think this country would have developed this far.