beach
On'yomi (音読み)
- ガン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- きし
About this kanji
The kanji 岸, pronounced きし (kishi) in kun'yomi and ガン (gan) in on'yomi, primarily means "beach" or "shore." It is often used as a noun rather than a verb. You will see it in several common compounds, such as 海岸 (かいがん), which means "seashore"; 沿岸 (えんがん), meaning "coast"; and 湾岸 (わんがん), referring to a "gulf coast." These words are useful when discussing geographic locations associated with water. A usage note is that while 岸 typically refers to land next to a body of water, it can also indicate an edge or bank, providing a broader context in which the kanji can be applied.
Example sentences
海岸で貝を拾った。
I picked up shells on the shore.
Meanings across languages
- English
- beach
- Tiếng Việt
- bờ biển
- 日本語
- 岸
- 한국어
- 해안
- 中文
- 岸
- id
- pantai
- th
- ชายหาด
- es
- playa
- fr
- plage
- de
- Strand
- pt
- praia
Common compounds
- 沿岸えんがんcoast, shore, coastal waters
- 海岸かいがんseashore, coast, seaside
- 湾岸わんがんgulf coast, bay coast
- 岸壁がんぺきquay, wharf, jetty
- 岸辺きしべshore, bank (of a body of water)
- 護岸ごがんriver dike
- 川岸かわぎしriverbank, riverside
- 対岸たいがんopposite shore
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