岸辺

きしべ

Also written 岸べ

Meanings

1. Noun shore; bank (of a body of water)

Kanji

• 岸 shore. Read as きし.
• 辺 vicinity. Read as べ.

Example sentences

• 岸辺の波の音が聞こえますか。
  Can you hear the noise of the waves on the beach?
• そのボートは岸辺に碇を降ろした。
  The boat anchored near the shore.
• 私は岸辺で美しい貝殻を見つけた。
  I found a beautiful shell on the shore.
• 波また波が岸辺に押し寄せた。
  Wave after wave surged upon the beach.

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