Illustration: A seaside road curves around several connected coves in a Japanese fishing town, with houses and vegetable plots on its landward side and seawalls, rocks, and small boat moorings on its seaward side. Two cyclists follow the road while fishing boats travel roughly parallel to them just offshore.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

沿えん岸がん

engan

coast, shore

Example sentences

天気予報てんきよほうによると、台風たいふうは沿岸えんがんに接近せっきんしそうだ。
According to the weather forecast, the typhoon is likely to approach the coast.
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沿岸えんがん地帯ちたいには津波警報つなみけいほうが出でた。
The coast was warned against a tsunami.
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船ふねは沿岸えんがんに向むかって急いそいで進すすんだ。
The ship made for the shore.
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Kanji in 沿岸

沿run alongside; follow alongOnエンKunそう
岸beachOnガンKunきし

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