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)

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 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)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:54 · Revised 2026.3.25 12:10
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