岸 — kanji meaning “beach”
岸
beach
- Meanings
- beach
- On'yomi
- ガン (gan)
- Kun'yomi
- きし
- Name readings
- けし
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #556 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 46
- Chinese reading
- àn — Chinese character page
Words with 岸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海岸 | かいがん kaigan | seashore; coast; seaside |
| 沿岸 | えんがん engan | coast; shore |
| 湾岸 | わんがん wangan | gulf coast; bay coast |
| 彼岸 | ひがん higan | equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held) |
| 岸辺 | きしべ kishibe | shore; bank (of a body of water) |
| 対岸 | たいがん taigan | opposite shore |
| 川岸 | かわぎし kawagishi | riverbank; riverside |
| 岸壁 | がんぺき ganpeki | quay; wharf; jetty |
| 護岸 | ごがん gogan | river dike |
| 右岸 | うがん ugan | right bank (of a river) |
| 左岸 | さがん sagan | left bank (of a river) |
| 湖岸 | こがん kogan | lakeshore; lakeside |
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