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臨海 (りんかい, rinkai) Japanese meaning: coastal | Kotomora
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Many factories are located in coastal areas.
I took a walk in the seaside park on the weekend.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 は 臨りん 海かい に 位い 置ち する a place is situated by the sea
This industrial zone is located on the coast.
臨りん 海かい 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 coastal ~ (facility, area, etc.)
During summer vacation I was taught how to swim at a seaside school program.
Related words 沿岸 refers to the actual coastal strip or coastal waters in a geographical sense, while 臨海 is a more formal modifier meaning 'situated by the sea', often used in names of facilities or districts.
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.
Written forms 臨りん 海かい Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and formal contexts.
りんかい Usage 6%
Etymology Compound of 臨 (face, confront) and 海 (sea), literally 'facing the sea'. The kanji combination is straightforward and the word is used in modern Japanese without notable historical shifts.
