along, edge, border
On'yomi (音読み)
- エン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- そ.う
- そう.する
About this kanji
The kanji 「沿」 primarily means "along" or "by the edge of." It is often used as a verb. For example, the verb form 「沿う」 (そう) means "to follow" or "to run along." As a noun, it appears in compounds like 「沿道」 (えんどう), which means "roadside," referring to areas adjacent to a road, and 「沿岸」 (えんがん), meaning "coastal," describing areas near the coast. Another compound is 「沿革」 (えんかく), which translates to "history," highlighting the development or evolution of something over time. Note that this kanji often conveys the idea of proximity or following along a path.
Built from
Example sentences
川沿いを散歩する。
I walk along the river.
Meanings across languages
- English
- along, edge, border
- Tiếng Việt
- dọc theo, ven, mép
- 日本語
- 沿う, 沿い
- 한국어
- 따라서, 가장자리, 경계
- 中文
- 沿着, 边缘, 边界
- id
- sepanjang, pinggir, batas
- th
- ตามแนว, ขอบ, ชายแดน
- es
- a lo largo, borde, frontera
- fr
- le long, bord, limite
- de
- entlang, Rand, Grenze
- pt
- ao longo, borda, fronteira
Common compounds
- 沿道えんどうroadside, along the road
- 沿岸えんがんcoastal, along the coast
- 沿うそうto follow, to run along
- 沿革えんかくhistory, development
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