Refers to the shore or beach, often with a slightly literary or scenic feel. Used in place names and descriptive contexts.
I picked up shells on the seashore.
food wrapped in nori
Culinary term for food items wrapped in nori seaweed, often seen in compound words like 磯辺揚げ (isobe-age, deep-fried food wrapped in nori).
See also: 磯辺揚げ
磯辺の香りが懐かしい。
The smell of the seashore is nostalgic.
Isobe-age is delicious with the flavor of nori.
This isobe-maki has cheese inside.
isobe mochi; grilled mochi with soy sauce and nori
bite-sized morsels wrapped in nori
food fried in nori batter; isobe-age
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and general writing.
Variant with kana for the second character; less common.
Compound of 磯 (いそ, 'rocky shore') and 辺 (べ, 'vicinity'). The second sense derives from the association of nori with the seashore.