岸きし

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the land along a body of water, such as a river, lake, or sea. Often used for riverbanks and shores in general.

川かわの岸きしで釣つりをし

た

。

I fished on the riverbank.

船ふねが岸きしに近ちかづいた。

The boat approached the shore.

Usage patterns

岸きしにたどり着つくto reach the shore (often after a struggle)
泳およぎ疲つかれたが、なんとか岸きしにたどり着ついた。
I was exhausted from swimming, but I managed to reach the shore.
岸きしを離はなれるto leave the shore (of a boat, swimmer, etc.)
船ふねはゆっくりと岸きしを離はなれた。
The boat slowly pulled away from the shore.
岸きしに沿そって〈動どう詞し〉to do something along the shore
岸きしに沿そって散さん歩ぽするのが好すきだ。
I like taking a walk along the shore.
〈物もの〉が岸きしに打うち上あげられるfor something to be washed ashore
大おおきな流りゅう木ぼくが岸きしに打うち上あげられていた。
A large piece of driftwood had been washed up on the shore.

Kanji

岸beach

Related words· 7

海かい岸がんN4
海岸 specifically means the coast or seashore, while 岸 is a general term that also covers riverbanks and lakeshores.
河岸かし
河岸 is a more formal, technical word for a riverbank, whereas 岸 is the plain, everyday term for any shore.
浜はまN1
浜 refers specifically to a sandy beach, while 岸 is broader and includes rocky or built-up banks as well.
水みず際ぎわ
岸 is the general word for 'shore' or 'bank', while 水際 pinpoints the exact line where water touches land.

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ほとりN1
岸 is the plain, general word for a shore or bank, while ほとり adds a poetic or scenic nuance and is often paired with 水辺.
岸きし辺べN1
岸 is the plain, everyday word for a shore or bank, while 岸辺 is a slightly more literary term emphasizing the strip of land right at the water's edge.
渚なぎさN1
岸 is a general word for the bank or shore of any body of water, while 渚 specifically evokes the poetic water's-edge of a sea or beach.

Opposites

沖おきN3
沖 means the open sea far from land, the opposite of 岸, which is the land bordering the water.

Don't confuse with

岩いわN3
岸 (きし, shore) and 岩 (いわ, rock) look similar because both contain 山, but they refer to completely different things.

Word family· 8

岸きし辺べN1
shore; bank; waterside
河かわ岸ぎし
riverbank; riverside
向むこう岸ぎし
opposite bank; farther shore
片かた岸ぎし
one bank (of a river)

Written forms

岸きしUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling. High-frequency word in news and everyday use.
きしUsage2%
キシUsage<1%

Etymology

The kanji 岸 combines 山 (mountain) and 干 (dry), originally suggesting the dry land at the edge of water. The reading きし is a native Japanese word of uncertain origin.

切きり岸ぎし

steep bank; cliff

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岸きし釣づり
shore fishing; bank fishing
彼かの岸きし
nirvana; the other shore
根ね岸ぎし流りゅう
Negishi style of calligraphy for sumo rankings