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汀てい線せん

also: みぎわせん

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Meanings

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noun

shoreline; beach line

Technical or formal term for the line where land meets water, often used in geography, coastal engineering, or legal contexts.

この地ち図ずには汀てい線せんが正せい確かくに描えがかれている。
The shoreline is accurately drawn on this map.
海かい岸がん侵しん食しょくによって汀てい線せんが後こう退たいしている。
The shoreline is retreating due to coastal erosion.

Written forms

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- ていせん
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ていせん is the most common.
- みぎわせん
  Alternate reading みぎわせん, less common; may be encountered in older or specialized texts.
みぎわせん

Kanji

汀water's edge, shore, bank
線line, track

Similar words

海かい岸がん線せん
海岸線 is a more common, everyday word for coastline or shoreline, while 汀線 is a technical term used in specialized fields.

Etymology

Compound of 汀 (shore, water's edge) and 線 (line). The reading みぎわせん uses the kun'yomi of 汀 (みぎわ) combined with 線 (せん).