沿 — kanji meaning “run alongside”
沿
run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
- Meanings
- run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
- On'yomi
- エン (en)
- Kun'yomi
- そ.う、-ぞ.い
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1121 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- yán, yàn — Chinese character page
Words with 沿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沿い | ぞい zoi | along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street) |
| 沿岸 | えんがん engan | coast; shore |
| 沿線 | えんせん ensen | places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc. |
| 沿う | そう sou | to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line) |
| 沿道 | えんどう endou | roadside; wayside; route |
| 沿革 | えんかく enkaku | history; development |
| 沿海 | えんかい enkai | sea along the coast; coastal waters; inshore waters |
| 沿海州 | えんかいしゅう enkaishuu | Primorskaya Oblast (Russia) |
| 海沿い | うみぞい umizoi | seaside; seashore; coast |
| 沿って | そって sotte | along; by; parallel to |
| 川沿い | かわぞい kawazoi | along the river; riverside |
| 沿路 | えんろ enro | route |
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