磯
seashore, beach
Readings
On'yomi
- キ
Kun'yomi
- いそ
Nanori
- し
- そ
Meaning
磯 centers on the rocky edge where land meets sea: a seashore or beach, especially one with stones or rough shoreline.
Most common words using 磯
20 of 32- 磯いそ
(rocky) beach; seashore
- 磯辺いそべ
seashore; beach
- 荒磯あらいそ
reefy coast; windswept and wave-beaten shore
- 岩磯蚯蚓いわいそめ
Marphysa sanguinea (species of eunicid worm)
- 磯の香りいそのかおり
smell of the sea
- 磯伝いいそづたい
along a rocky beach
- 磯千鳥いそちどり
beach plover
- 磯巻き卵いそまきたまご
omelette rolled together with seaweed
- 磯巻き鮨いそまきずし
makizushi comprising mackerel fillet marinated in salt and vinegar, wrapped in rice and covered in shredded kombu
- 磯撫でいそなで
mythical shark-like demon sea monster with barbed tail fin, said to live off the coast of Matsuura and other places in Western Japan; Beach Stroker
- 磯汁いそじる
seafood soup; soup made from fish, seaweed, etc. according to local availability
- 磯波いそなみ
surf
- 磯浜いそはま
pebbly beach; rocky beach
- 磯焼けいそやけ
rocky-shore denudation; sea desertification; disappearance of useful coastal seaweeds due to environmental factors
- 磯祭いそまつり
(rocky) seashore party; seashore festival
- 磯笛いそぶえ
sea whistle; sound made by a traditional diver when returning to shore
- 磯筋蝦いそすじえび
Indian bait prawn (Palaemon pacificus)
- 磯臭いいそくさい
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
- 磯菊いそぎく
gold and silver chrysanthemum (Ajania pacifica)
- 磯蚯蚓いそめ
eunicid (any worm of family Eunicidae)
Study
Etymology
磯 combines 石 (stone) with 幾, which likely contributes the sound. Together they suggest a stony seashore.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 石 means stone, and the right side 幾 looks like a complex shoreline. Picture a rocky beach where stones and waves meet.
Reading mnemonic
For キ, imagine a key hidden among the stones on the seashore: key -> キ, and you find it while walking along the beach.