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.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が岸きし辺べに打うち寄よせるfor something (e.g. waves) to wash up onto the shore
波なみが静しずかに岸きし辺べに打うち寄よせていた。
The waves were quietly washing up onto the shore.
岸きし辺べに立たつto stand at the water's edge
彼かの女じょは一人ひとりで岸きし辺べに立たち、夕ゆう日ひを見みていた。
She stood alone at the water's edge, watching the sunset.
岸きし辺べを歩あるくto walk along the shore
二人ふたりは岸きし辺べを歩あるきながら話はなしをした。
The two of them talked while walking along the shore.

Kanji

岸beach
辺environs, boundary, border

Related words· 6

海かい岸がんN4
海岸 specifically means a seacoast or beach, while 岸辺 can refer to the edge of any body of water, including rivers and lakes.
水みず辺べ
水辺 is a broader, often scenic term for waterside areas in general, whereas 岸辺 focuses narrowly on the physical edge or bank itself.
岸きしN3
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.
沿えん岸がんN1
沿岸 describes a whole coastal region or zone (e.g. 沿岸地域), while 岸辺 refers to the immediate edge of the water at a specific spot.

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水みず際ぎわ
岸辺 is a slightly literary term for the area along a shore, while 水際 focuses more narrowly on the actual waterline.
河か畔はん
岸辺 is a poetic word for the shore or bank of water in general, whereas 河畔 specifically and formally denotes the area beside a river.

Don't confuse with

川かわ辺べ
川辺 specifically means a riverside, while 岸辺 is more general and can apply to the shore of a sea, lake, or river alike.

Built from

岸きし+辺へ

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.

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.