Quick answer
岸 is the kanji for "Bank". A common reading is きし (kishi). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Bank
Also : Shore · Coast · Beach
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 岸 represents 'BEACH'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of beach.
On-reading: がん — remember this sound by associating it with beach. Kun-reading: きし.
Example Sentences
川の岸辺で釣りをしました。
かわのきしべでつりをしました。
I fished on the riverbank.
海岸沿いをドライブしました。
かいがんぞいをどらいぶしました。
I drove along the coast.
Vocabulary using 岸
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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