岸 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「山」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「山」
- On
- ガンがん · gan
- Kun
- きしkishi
- Meaning
- shore, bank
Stroke order
Origin
山 (mountain) + 厂 (cliff) + 干 (sound) — a steep mountain edge at the water: the shore.
Readings and examples
| Onガンがんgan | 岸壁がんぺき対岸たいがん彼岸ひがん |
|---|---|
| Kunきしkishi | 岸きし向こう岸むこうぎし |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 海岸かいがん
seashore, coast
- 川岸かわぎし
riverbank
- 沿岸えんがん
- 湾岸わんがん
Example
海岸を さんぽする。
I take a walk along the seashore.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)