浜(はま)

はま

noun

beach, shore

1. beach, shore, seashore

The sandy or pebbly shore of a sea, lake, or river.

夏(なつ)は浜(はま)で泳(およ)ぐのが楽(たの)しみだ。

I look forward to swimming at the beach in summer.

浜(はま)を散歩(さんぽ)しながら貝殻(かいがら)を拾(ひろ)った。

I picked up shells while walking along the beach.

波(なみ)が浜(はま)に打(う)ち寄(よ)せる音(おと)が心地(ここち)よい。

The sound of waves lapping at the shore is pleasant.

砂浜(すなはま)に座(すわ)って、夕日(ゆうひ)が海(うみ)に沈(しず)むのを眺(なが)めた。

I sat on the sandy beach and watched the sun set into the sea.

台風(たいふう)の後(あと)、浜(はま)にはたくさんの流木(りゅうぼく)やゴミが打(う)ち上(あ)げられていて、ボランティアが清掃(せいそう)をしていた。

After the typhoon, lots of driftwood and trash had washed up on the beach, and volunteers were cleaning it up.

浜(はま) refers to a beach or shore. Common in place names throughout Japan.

Common expressions

浜辺(はまべ): seashore, beach
砂浜(すなはま): sandy beach
石浜(いしはま): pebble beach
浜(はま)に打(う)ち上(あ)げられる: to be washed up on the beach

In place names

横浜(よこはま): Yokohama
浜松(はままつ): Hamamatsu
浜田(はまだ): Hamada

Related words

海岸(かいがん): coast, seashore
ビーチ: beach (loanword)
砂(すな): sand
波打(なみう)ち際(ぎわ): water's edge

Cultural note

浜(はま)で潮干狩(しおひが)り: clam digging at the beach (popular spring activity)

Related Words

Related: 海岸(かいがん) (coast, seashore)

Related: ビーチ (beach)

Related: 砂(すな) (sand)

Related: 波打(なみう)ち際(ぎわ) (water's edge)

Compare: 沖(おき) (open sea, offshore)

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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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