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Kotomora

磯

seashore, beach

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes17

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

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  • 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)

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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.