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沿岸

えんがん

noun

Meanings

1coast
2shore
3coastal waters
4inshore waters
5coastal area

Example sentence

トロール漁船は沿岸の魚をとりつくしました。

Fishing trawlers have fished out all the local waters.

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Kanji in this word

沿Run Alongside, Follow Along, Run Along8 strokes 岸Beach8 strokes

More words with 沿

沿線えんせん · along railway lineN1 ～沿い～そい · alongN2 沿うそう · to run alongN3 沿ってそって · along 沿海えんかい · sea along the coast

Full entry on Jisho

沿道

えんどう · roadside

川沿いかわぞい · along the river

沿いぞい · along (a river, coast, railway, etc.)

More words with 岸

岸きし · bankN3 海岸かいがん · coastN4 彼岸ひがん · equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)海岸線かいがんせん · coastline 岸壁がんぺき · quay 岸辺きしべ · shore 護岸ごがん · river dike 湾岸わんがん · gulf coast

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