沿

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. coast, shore, littoral.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
沿
沿岸 えんがん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

run alongside, follow along, run along
そ.う エン (6th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
a marsh at the foot of the hills, name of a river
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
beach
ガン きし けし (3rd, N2)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
reject(斥) variant
カン かりがね がんだれ
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)