| Kanji | 沿 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | エン |
| Kunyomi | そ.う、-ぞ.い |
| English | run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along |
| Examples | 沿岸(えんがん): coast; shore; littoral 沿い(ぞい): along 沿線(えんせん): along railway line 沿う(そう): (1) to run along; to run beside (2) to follow (a plan, etc.); to act in accordance with |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | 6 |
| Frequency | 1121 |
| Components | 水: water 㕣: a marsh at the foot of the hills; name of a river |
| Number of Strokes | 8 |
| Kanji Radical | 水 |
| Radical Number | 85 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | みず・したみず・さんずい |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | run alongside |
| Koohii Story 1 | Water in a gully runs alongside the path. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Picture one of those idiots that run alongside the bicyclists in the Tour de France trying to give them water. Watch as the cyclist shoves the person into a gully that runs alongside the road. |
| RTK Index | 795 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grade6, kanjifreq1001-1500
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