岸(きし)

きし

noun

shore, bank, coast

1. shore, bank, coast

The land along the edge of a body of water such as a river, lake, or sea.

ボートを岸(きし)に着(つ)けた。

I moored the boat at the shore.

川(かわ)の向(む)こう岸(きし)に家(いえ)が見(み)える。

You can see houses on the other side of the river.

向(む)こう岸(きし) = the other shore/bank

岸(きし)に沿(そ)って歩(ある)く。

To walk along the shore.

子供(こども)たちが岸(きし)で魚(さかな)を釣(つ)っている。

The children are fishing on the shore.

泳(およ)いでいたが疲(つか)れたので、岸(きし)に戻(もど)った。

I was swimming but got tired, so I returned to the shore.

岸(きし) means shore, bank, or coast. It refers to the land at the edge of water.

Common patterns

岸(きし)に着(つ)く (to reach the shore)
岸(きし)に沿(そ)って (along the shore)
岸(きし)から離(はな)れる (to leave the shore)

Compounds

向(む)こう岸(きし) (the opposite shore/bank)
川岸(かわぎし) (riverbank)
海岸(かいがん) (seashore, coast)
岸辺(きしべ) (waterside, shore)
対岸(たいがん) (opposite shore)

Note: 岸(きし) alone often refers to riverbanks; for seashore, 海岸(かいがん) is more specific.

Related Words

Related: 海岸(かいがん) (seashore)

Compare: 沖(おき) (open sea, offshore)

Related: 沖合(おきあい) (offshore, open sea)

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Added 2026.1.11 18:54 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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