海 辺(うみべ)

うみべ

noun

seaside; beach

1. seaside; beach; seashore

The area along the coast where land meets the sea.

海辺(うみべ)を散歩(さんぽ)する。

To take a walk by the seaside.

海辺(うみべ)に住(す)みたい。

I want to live by the sea.

海辺(うみべ)のホテルに泊(と)まった。

I stayed at a seaside hotel.

夏休(なつやす)みに海辺(うみべ)で遊(あそ)んだ思(おも)い出(で)がある。

I have memories of playing at the seaside during summer vacation.

海辺(うみべ)の町(まち)は風(かぜ)が強(つよ)くて、冬(ふゆ)はとても寒(さむ)くなる。

Seaside towns are windy, and it gets very cold in winter.

海辺(うみべ) refers to the seaside area, the land along the coast where you can see and access the sea.

WORD FORMATION:
海(うみ) (sea) + 辺(べ) (area near) = seaside area

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

海辺(うみべ)を散歩(さんぽ)する: to take a walk by the seaside
海辺(うみべ)の町(まち): seaside town
海辺(うみべ)に住(す)む: to live by the sea
海辺(うみべ)で遊(あそ)ぶ: to play at the beach
海辺(うみべ)のホテル: seaside hotel

SIMILAR WORDS:

浜辺(はまべ): beach (sandy area by water)
海岸(かいがん): coast, shore (more geographic/formal)
砂浜(すなはま): sandy beach (emphasis on sand)
浜(はま): beach (shorter, common in place names)
ビーチ: beach (from English, often for swimming beaches)

NUANCE:
海辺(うみべ) is a gentle, somewhat poetic word that evokes the atmosphere of being near the sea. 海岸(かいがん) is more neutral/geographic, while ビーチ often implies a recreational swimming beach.

Related Words

Related: 海(うみ) (sea, ocean)

Synonym: 浜(はま) (beach)

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Added 2026.1.16 16:45 · Revised 2026.6.7 3:06

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