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渚畔 (しょはん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

渚しょ畔はん

Meanings

1

noun

shore; waterside

archaic

Archaic literary term for the shore or waterside. Not used in modern everyday language; encountered only in classical texts.

古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは「渚しょ畔はん」という語ごが水すい辺へんの風ふう景けいを表あらわすのに使つかわれる。
In classical literature, the word 渚畔 is used to describe waterside scenery.

Kanji

渚strand, beach, shore
畔paddy ridge, levee

Similar words

渚なぎさ
渚 is the common modern word for 'shore' or 'beach', while 渚畔 is an archaic compound with the same meaning.
水みず辺べ
水辺 is the standard modern term for 'waterside', used in everyday contexts, unlike the archaic 渚畔.

Etymology

Compound of 渚 (shore) and 畔 (bank, waterside). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in classical Japanese texts but fell out of common use.