海かい岸がん線せん

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Meanings

1

coastline; shoreline

Refers to the line where land meets sea; used in geography, maps, and general description.

日本にほんの海かい岸がん線せんはとても長ながい。
Japan's coastline is very long.
地ち図ずで海かい岸がん線せんをなぞってみた。
I traced the coastline on the map.

2

coastal railway line

Specifically a railway line that runs along the coast; often used in station names or route descriptions.

海かい岸がん線せんを走はしる電でん車しゃから海うみが見みえる。
You can see the ocean from the train running on the coastal line.

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Usage patterns

海かい岸がん線せんに沿そって〈動どう詞し〉to do something along the coastline
この道みちは海かい岸がん線せんに沿そって続つづいている。
This road continues along the coastline.
海かい岸がん線せんを走はしる(a train) runs along the coastal railway line
この電でん車しゃは海かい岸がん線せんを走はしっている。
This train runs along the coastal railway line.
海かい岸がん線せんが続つづくthe coastline stretches on
美うつくしい海かい岸がん線せんが何なんキロも続つづいている。
The beautiful coastline stretches on for kilometers.