Meaning of 沿岸 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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沿岸JLPT 1
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Kana Readingえんがん
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Romajiengan
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- coast; shore; littoral
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Example Sentences
沿岸, えんがん used in context
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According to the weather forecast the typhoon is likely to approach the coast.
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The ship made for the shore.
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Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.
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The coast was warned against a tsunami.
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Sail along the coast.
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Fishing trawlers have fished out all the local waters.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
On: エン
Kun: そ.う, -ぞ.い
8 strokes
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