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Kanji Detail for 浜 - "beach"

浜

  • Meaning

    浜 means "beach." Also associated with edge, to approach.

    1. Beach - Waterside; shore; vicinity; water's edge.

    2. Edge - Remote area; the ends of the earth.

    3. To approach - To come close to the edge; to touch.

    4. To border - To follow along the water's edge.

    5. Waterway - A water channel for boat passage.

    6. Yokohama - Abbreviation for "Yokohama."

  • Words using 浜

    • 砂浜 すなはま Listen sandy beach
    • 浜辺 はまべ Listen beach; foreshore
    • 海浜 かいひん Listen seashore; seaside; beach
    • 横浜 よこはま Listen Yokohama (city)
    • 浜松 はままつ Listen Hamamatsu (city)

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    • Verified meaning: beach
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はま, はまさき, はまざき, ひろし)
    • Also carries these associations: edge, to approach

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 浜

    Given names 浜(はま)Listen 浜(ひろし)Listen

    Surnames 浜(はまさき)Listen 浜(はまざき)Listen 浜(むらはま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    seacoast; beach; seashore

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    creek, stream; beach, sea coast

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    stream; creek

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    creek, stream; beach, coast

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hin(ヒン) ヒン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hama(はま) はま

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    beach shore seashore coast edge waterfront sand surf seaside waterway Yokohama borderland

Sentences including 浜

  • Let's walk on the beach after dinner.

  • I live in yokohama.

  • I was born in yokohama.

  • We visited yokohama on business.

  • It took me two hours to get to yokohama.

  • We played on the beach.

  • She lives in yokohama.

  • My sister lives near yokohama.

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