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岸辺 (きしべ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

岸きし辺べ

き

し

べ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

shore; bank; waterside

Refers to the edge of a body of water such as a river, lake, or sea. Neutral and common.

川かわの岸きし辺べを散さん歩ぽした。
I took a walk along the riverbank.
湖みずうみの岸きし辺べに小ちいさな小

こ

屋や

が

ある

。

There is a small hut on the shore of the lake.

Written forms

岸きし辺べUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
岸きしべUsage3%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

岸beach
辺environs, boundary, border

Similar words

海かい岸がん
海岸 specifically refers to a seacoast or beach, while 岸辺 can be used for any body of water including rivers and lakes.
水みず辺べ
水辺 is a broader term for waterside areas in general, often implying a scenic or recreational spot, whereas 岸辺 focuses on the physical edge or bank.

Etymology

Compound of 岸 (kishi, 'shore, bank') and 辺 (be, 'vicinity, area'). The reading きしべ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.