| Kanji | 岸 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ガン |
| Kunyomi | きし |
| Nanori | けし |
| English | beach |
| Examples | 海岸(かいがん): coast; beach 沿岸(えんがん): coast; shore; littoral 岸(きし): bank; coast; shore |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 3 |
| Frequency | 556 |
| Components | 山: mountain 厂: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27) 干: dry; parch |
| Number of Strokes | 8 |
| Kanji Radical | 山 |
| Radical Number | 46 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | やま・やまへん・やまかんむり |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | beach |
| Koohii Story 1 | At the base of mountain cliffs, there is usually a beach. You often can see people lying there, drying off after a swim. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Three impossibilities for a beach: There cannot be a beach at the top of a mountain. There cannot be a beach on the top of a cliff. There cannot be a beach that is completely dry. |
| RTK Index | 1653 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade3, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_nature_landscape
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