岸

• 読み: きし
• ローマ字: kishi
• 漢字の分解: 岸 (kishi/gan) — bank, shore, coast
• 発音: /ki.ɕi/

意味

Bank; coast; shore. The land alongside a body of water such as a river, lake, or sea.

A noun referring to the edge of a body of water where land meets water. Used for rivers (川岸 — riverbank), seas (海岸 — coast), and lakes. Common in geographical descriptions and nature contexts. Also a common Japanese surname (岸 — Kishi). Different from 浜 (hama — beach, sandy shore).

例文

1. 川の岸に座って景色を眺めた。
2. 向こう岸まで泳いで渡った。
3. 岸に打ち上げられた貝殻を集めた。

使い方ガイド

場面: geography, nature, outdoor activities

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 岸 combines 山 (mountain/cliff) with 厂 (cliff radical) and 干 (dry), depicting the dry elevated land at the edge of water — a bank or shore.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal