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岸
JLPT N2 SL3 8 strokes Frequency: #556

Meanings

Beach

Radicals

山

Decomposition

⿱山⿸厂干

Etymology

Ideographic: A mountain 山 cliff 厂; 干 provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left
2 corner left-to-right
3 vertical right-to-left
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 diagonal top-to-bottom
6 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
7 horizontal bottom-to-top
8 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ガン gan
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
きし kishi

Words Using This Kanji

100 words total
Other (20 words)
彼岸 ひがん

equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)

彼岸花 ひがんばな

red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)

北岸 ほくがん

north coast

北岸沿いに ほくがんぞいに

along the north coast

両岸 りょうがん

both banks (of a river)

湾岸 わんがん

gulf coast

湾岸戦争 わんがんせんそう

Gulf War (1990-1991)

着岸 ちゃくがん

reaching the shore

湖岸 こがん

lakeshore

沿岸漁業 えんがんぎょぎょう

coastal fishing

沿岸警備隊 えんがんけいびたい

coast guard

岸頭 がんとう

shore

沈降海岸 ちんこうかいがん

submerged shoreline

河岸段丘 かがんだんきゅう

river terrace

魚河岸 うおがし

riverside fish market

接岸 せつがん

coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.

離岸 りがん

setting sail

護岸工事 ごがんこうじ

levee protection works

海岸伝い かいがんづたい

along the coast

海岸線 かいがんせん

coastline

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