Japanese symbol for “foreshore”
浜辺
はまべ
Romaji: hamabe
beach; foreshore
In Japanese, foreshore is 浜辺, read はまべ (hamabe).
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Meanings
- n beach; foreshore
Written forms: 浜辺、浜べ. Readings: はまべ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “foreshore”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 波打ち際 | なみうちぎわ namiuchigiwa | water's edge; beach; foreshore |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砂浜 | すなはま sunahama | sandy beach |
| 横浜 | よこはま yokohama | Yokohama (city) |
| 海浜 | かいひん kaihin | seashore; seaside; beach |
| 浜松 | はままつ hamamatsu | Hamamatsu (city) |
| 白浜 | しらはま shirahama | white sandy beach |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん shuuhen | circumference; outskirts; environs |
| 辺り | あたり atari | (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 海辺 | うみべ umibe | beach; seashore; seaside |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.