浜(はま)

はま
noun
beach, shore
geography
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.

Usage: 浜(はま) is the beach or shore itself, the strip of sand or pebbles at the water's edge. 海岸(かいがん) is the coast as a geographic feature, and ビーチ suggests a beach for swimming and leisure. 浜(はま) is common in place names throughout Japan.

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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)
Related: 潮干狩(しおひが)り (clam digging on the beach at low tide)
Related: 入(い)り江(え) (inlet, cove, bay)
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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.10.10 22:29
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