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海辺 (うみべ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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I swam at the beach during summer vacation.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 過す ごす to spend time at (a place)
I spent the summer vacation at the seaside.
〈 場所ばしょ〉 〉 を 散歩さんぽ する to take a walk along (a place)
I like taking a walk along the seaside in the evening.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 住す む to live near (a place)
He lives near the seaside.
海うみ 辺べ の 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 a seaside (place), e.g. town or village
I want to live leisurely in a seaside town.
Kanji 辺 environs, boundary, border Related words 海岸 is the neutral, geographic term for 'coast' or 'shoreline', while 海辺 stresses the scenic, recreational feel of the seaside.
浜辺 highlights the sandy beach itself, whereas 海辺 more broadly refers to the area near the sea, sandy or not.
沿岸 is a formal, often administrative term for coastal areas (e.g. 沿岸警備), while 海辺 is the everyday, evocative word for the seaside.
海辺 is a casual, everyday word for the beach or seaside, whereas 臨海 is formal and mainly appears in official or compound terms like 臨海公園.
海辺 is a plain, common word for 'seaside' used in everyday speech, while 海浜 carries a more formal, official tone.
Don't confuse with 川辺 refers to a riverside, not the seaside like 海辺, though the '～辺' pattern makes learners mix them up.
海辺 refers to the seaside or beach area, whereas 海 refers to the sea itself.
Etymology Compound of 海 (umi, 'sea') and 辺 (be, 'vicinity, area'). The reading うみべ is the standard kun'yomi combination. The alternative reading かいへん uses the on'yomi of both characters and is less common.
Usage 3%
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Search-only form; not used in normal writing.
うみべ Usage 1%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is avoided or for clarity.
