# 岸 shore

山 (mountain) + (cliff) + 干 (dry out)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK

## Onyomi

GAN | GHANDI is standing on shore, listening to some rap.

## Mnemonic

| There's a telephone pole at the base of the mountain cliff, on the shore of the lake. This pole warns sailors they're about to crash into the shore.

## Kunyomi

きし | shore ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

海岸(かいがん) | coast / beach ★★★★☆ 海 (ocean) + 岸 (shore) = 海岸 (coast / beach) the coast OR the beach! Unlike 浜辺 or 浜, 海岸 has a scientific meaning: the coastline, (regardless of if there's sand or not). You'll see 海岸 on maps or geography books. The useage of 海岸 is odd, even for Japanese. Where Americans will just say, "Let's go to the beach!", Japanese might suggest to their pals, "海へ行こう！”（let's go to the ocean!) but ONLY ONCE THEY WERE ALREADY THERE, then they might specifically suggest going to the 海岸 - as opposed to other things to do by the sea. Weird!

## Synonyms

beach, shore 浜辺 浜 海岸 岸