Kanji

沿

沿

run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

エン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

そう, -ぞい

Common Readings

エン, そ…う

Example sentences

に沿って にそって
川に沿って歩くと、公園に着きます。

If you walk along the river, you'll reach the park.

沿い ぞい
川沿いを桜を見ながら歩いた。

I walked along the river while looking at the cherry blossoms.

立ち並ぶ たちならぶ
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.

沿う そう
川に沿って道が続いている。

A road continues along the river.

沢 さわ
私たちは山の沢に沿って歩いた。

We walked along the mountain stream.

川沿い かわぞい
川沿いを散歩するのが好きです。

I like walking along the river.

柳 やなぎ
川沿いの柳が風に揺れている。

The willows along the river are swaying in the breeze.

海沿い うみぞい
海沿いの道をドライブするのはとても気持ちがいい。

Driving along the coastal road feels wonderful.

荒瘠斥鹵 こうせきせきろ
海沿いのこの辺りは荒瘠斥鹵な土地で、作物を育てるのは困難だ。

This area along the coast is barren and salty land, making it difficult to grow crops.

沿岸 えんがん
その地域は美しい沿岸線で知られている。

That region is known for its beautiful coastline.

Example Vocabulary

に沿って

にそって

along; following; in accordance with

沿い

ぞい

along

沿う

そう

to run along; to follow (a path or policy)

川沿い

かわぞい

riverside; along the river

海沿い

うみぞい

along the coast; seaside

沿岸

えんがん

coast; shore; coastal region

道沿い

みちぞい

along the road; by the roadside

壁沿い

かべぞい

期待に沿う

きたいにそう

沿道

えんどう

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