沿 – run alongside, follow along, run along

8 strokesTaught in grade 6#1121 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 沿 means run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エン (en); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is そ.う、-ぞ.い (sou, zoi). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エン	en
Kun’yomi	そ.う	sou
Kun’yomi	-ぞ.い	zoi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 口・汁・ハ.

Words using 沿

沿うそうto run along沿岸えんがんcoast沿線えんせんplaces alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

Example sentences

私たちは川に沿って散歩した。

We took a walk along the river.

Tatoeba #165529

トロール漁船は沿岸の魚をとりつくしました。

Fishing trawlers have fished out all the local waters.

Tatoeba #199625

入学式も終わりました。同じ沿線の大学です。

I've already had the entrance ceremony. It's a university alongside the same railway line.

Tatoeba #75604

Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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