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岸

Coast
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingガン
Kun readingきし
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3Level 11

Meanings

  1. coast
  2. beachRtK

Homonyms

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Same reading (きし)
棋士 · professional shogi player騎士 · knight

Popular Usage

海岸沿岸

Radicals and components

Radical山mountain
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mountain (山) · cliff (厂) · dry · clothesline

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1782

Compound words

海岸かいがん
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
沿岸えんがん
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
岸壁がんぺき
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
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
彼岸ひがん
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
両岸りょうがん
both banks (of a river)
湾岸わんがん
gulf coast; bay coast
海岸線かいがんせん
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
右岸うがん
right bank (of a river)
岸べきしべ
shore
湖岸こがん
lakeshore
左岸さがん
left bank (of a river)
倣岸ごうがん
haughty
傲岸ごうがん
haughty
姥彼岸うばひがん
double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
海岸堡かいがんほ
beachhead
海岸通りかいがんどおり
sea-front street
向こう岸むこうぎし
opposite bank
湾岸紛争わんがんふんそう
Gulf War
傲岸不遜ごうがんふそん
haughty arrogance
傲岸無礼ごうがんぶれい
arrogance

Additional Examples

彼は岸に着こうと必死の努力をした。
He made desperate efforts to reach the shore.tatoeba
彼は岸から沖へと波にさらわれていった。
He was carried by the waves away from the shore and out to sea.tatoeba
彼は海岸沿いに歩いた。
He walked along the shore.tatoeba
波また波が岸辺に押し寄せた。
Wave after wave surged upon the beach.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Shore. 山 (mountain) + 厂 (cliff) + 干 — a steep bank above the water.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 岸

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step