Japanese

かいがん
Meaning: coast; seashore; beach
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

海
岸

Example sentences

We walked along the beach in the evening.
地震の直後に、大きな津波が海岸を襲った。
Immediately after the earthquake, a large tsunami struck the coast.
旅の果てにたどり着いたのは、見たこともない美しい海岸だった。
At the end of the journey, we reached a beautiful coast we had never seen before.
海岸には難破船の残骸が打ち上げられていた。
The wreckage of a shipwreck was washed up on the shore.
その道は海岸へと繫がっている
That road leads to the coast.
海岸沿いには高級なホテルが立ち並んでいる。
Luxury hotels line the coast.
海岸で綺麗な貝を拾った。
I picked up a beautiful shell at the beach.
台風による大きなうねりが海岸に打ち寄せた
Large swells caused by the typhoon washed up on the shore.
長年の波の浸食によって、この海岸には奇妙な形の岩が並んでいる。
Due to years of wave erosion, strangely shaped rocks line this coast.
海岸で綺麗な貝殻を拾った
I picked up a beautiful seashell on the beach.

Usage Notes

Refers to the area where land meets the sea.

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