JLPT N4 · Noun

海岸 (kaigan)

海岸 (かいがん, kaigan) is a Japanese noun meaning “seashore; coast”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かいがん
Romaji: kaigan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach · noun

Example sentences

このバスは、海岸に行きますか。

Does this bus go to the beach?

Tatoeba #223352

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 海岸

海

sea, oceanカイ・うみ · 9 strokes

岸

beachガン・きし · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 海岸.

海うみsea海外かいがいforeign航海こうかい(sea) voyage海洋かいようocean海水浴かいすいよくswimming in the ocean海運かいうんmaritime transport海峡かいきょうchannel (e.g. between two land masses)海抜かいばつheight above sea level海流かいりゅうocean current海路かいろsea route領海りょうかいterritorial waters岸きしbank沿岸えんがんcoast

Source: JMdict entry 1201280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.