きし
kishi
JLPT N28 strokesKanjiLevel 65 - JLPT N2

Quick answer

岸 is the kanji for "Bank / Shore / Coast". A common reading is きし (kishi). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Bank / Shore / Coast

Also : Bank · Shore · Coast · Beach

Readings

kunきし/ kishionがん/ gan

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 岸 represents 'BEACH'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of beach.

Reading ·

On-reading: がん — remember this sound by associating it with beach. Kun-reading: きし.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

Vocabulary using 岸

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