岸
shore; beach
8 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 556.
Readings
- ガン (on reading): 海岸 (かいがん) seashore; 右岸 (うがん) right bank (of a river)
- きし (kun reading): 岸 (きし) bank; 川岸 (かわぎし) riverbank
- Read as a whole word: 河岸 (かし) riverbank; 魚河岸 (うおがし) riverside fish market; 河岸を変える (かしをかえる) to try a different venue (for drinking, socializing, etc.)
Components
Words using 岸
- 海岸 (かいがん) seashore
- 右岸 (うがん) right bank (of a river)
- 沿岸 (えんがん) coast
- 左岸 (さがん) left bank (of a river)
- 西岸 (せいがん) west coast
- 岸 (きし) bank
- 川岸 (かわぎし) riverbank
- 岸辺 (きしべ) shore
- 向こう岸 (むこうぎし) opposite bank
- 根岸流 (ねぎしりゅう) conservative calligraphy style used to write rankings
- 河岸 (かし) riverbank
- 魚河岸 (うおがし) riverside fish market
- 河岸を変える (かしをかえる) to try a different venue (for drinking, socializing, etc.)
- 向こう河岸 (むこうがし) opposite shore
- 夕河岸 (ゆうがし) evening fish market
101 words in all.