ビーチ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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Common loanword for a sandy seashore, often used in leisure contexts. More casual than 海岸.

I swam at the beach during summer vacation.

このビーチは波なみが静しずかで、家か族ぞく連づれに人にん気きがある。

This beach has calm waves and is popular with families.

ビーチに行いくto go to the beach
夏なつ休やすみに家か族ぞくでビーチに行いった。
We went to the beach as a family during summer vacation.
ビーチで泳およぐto swim at the beach
子こ供どもたちはビーチで元げん気きに泳およいでいた。
The children were swimming energetically at the beach.
ビーチでのんびりするto relax lazily at the beach
休きゅう暇か中ちゅうはビーチでのんびりするのが好すきだ。
I like to relax lazily at the beach during vacation.

海かい岸がんN4
海岸 is the neutral, formal word for 'coast/seashore', while ビーチ specifically evokes a sandy beach used for leisure and swimming.
砂すな浜はまN1
砂浜 emphasizes the literal sandy shore itself, whereas ビーチ carries a more casual, resort-like connotation borrowed from English.
海かい水すい浴よく場じょうN2
ビーチ is a general word for any beach, while 海水浴場 specifically names a designated area for swimming, often with lifeguards and facilities.
浜はま辺べN1
ビーチ is a casual loanword often used for resort or recreational beaches, while 浜辺 is the native Japanese word with a slightly more literary or descriptive feel.

Loanword from English 'beach'.

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