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Kanji Detail for 岸 - "shore, cliff"

岸

  • Meaning

    岸 means "shore, cliff." Also associated with steep.

    1. Shore - The edge of water; a bank.

    2. Cliff - A steep, high face of rock.

    3. Steep - Rising sharply; precipitous.

  • Words using 岸

    • 湾岸 わんがん Listen gulf coast; bay coast
    • 海岸 かいがん Listen seashore; coast; seaside
    • 沿岸 えんがん Listen coast; shore; coastal waters
    • 対岸 たいがん Listen opposite shore
    • 岸壁 がんぺき Listen quay; wharf; jetty
    • 護岸 ごがん Listen river dike
    • 海岸線 かいがんせん Listen coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
    • 両岸 りょうがん Listen both banks (of a river)

  • Four-character idioms with 岸

    • 傲岸不遜 ごうがんふそん Listen haughty arrogance
    • 傲岸無礼 ごうがんぶれい Listen arrogance

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    • Verified meaning: shore, cliff
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きし, ぎし, きしさき, きしたか)
    • Also carries these associations: steep

    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 岸

    Surnames 岸(きし)Listen 岸(ぎし)Listen 岸(きしさき)Listen 岸(きしたか)Listen 岸(みね)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    beach

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bank, shore; beach, coast

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 岸[an4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    beach, coast, shore

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    High ground by water. Such as 堤岸, 口岸. | The ultimate destination of the Way is called 道岸, like a ferry-crosser reaching land. | Tall and imposing appearance. Such as 岸然道貌. A heroic physique is called 魁岸. An unapproachable personality is called 崖岸.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gan(ガン) ガン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kishi(きし) きし

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    shore cliff steep bank beach coast bluff border boundary brink edge precipice rim seaside high sheer escarpment crag quay littoral jetty landing

Sentences including 岸

  • The ship made for the shore.

  • There were few people on the beach.

  • What do you say to taking a walk by the seaside?

  • The weather was beautiful and we stayed on the beach all day.

  • They went to the beach.

  • Does this bus go to the beach?

  • How do you feel about the gulf war?

  • Another ten minutes drive will take you to the seashore.

  • We got into his car and went to the sea.

  • I've been to the seaside by car.

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