岸 Kanji – beach
The Japanese kanji 岸 can mean beach.
Meaning and Readings
How is 岸 read?
岸 has the onyomi reading ガン and the kunyomi reading きし.
In romaji, these readings can be written as gan, kishi.
Common Japanese Words Using 岸
These common Japanese words contain 岸. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 沿岸（えんがん） — coast, shore
- 海岸（かいがん） — coast, beach
- 海岸線（かいがんせん） — coastline, shoreline
- 岸（きし） — bank, coast, shore
- 岸壁（がんぺき） — quay, wharf, jetty
- 岸辺（きしべ） — shore, bank (of a body of water)
- 護岸（ごがん） — river dike
- 川岸（かわぎし） — riverbank, riverside
- 対岸（たいがん） — opposite shore
- 彼岸（ひがん） — equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)