岸辺(きしべ)

きしべ
noun
shore; bank; waterside
1. shore; bank; waterside
The edge of a body of water — river, lake, or sea.
湖(みずうみ)の岸辺(きしべ)に立(た)った。
I stood on the shore of the lake.
岸辺(きしべ)に小(ちい)さなボートが並(なら)んでいた。
Small boats were lined up along the shore.
夕日(ゆうひ)に照(て)らされた岸辺(きしべ)の風景(ふうけい)は、まるで絵(え)のように美(うつく)しかった。
The shore lit up by the sunset was as beautiful as a painting.

Composed of 岸(きし) (shore, bank) + 辺(べ) (vicinity, edge). A somewhat literary word that can refer to the edge of any body of water. Has a poetic, evocative quality and appears frequently in literature and song titles.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 湖(みずうみ)の岸辺(きしべ): lakeshore
  • 川(かわ)の岸辺(きしべ): riverbank
  • 岸辺(きしべ)に打(う)ち寄(よ)せる波(なみ): waves lapping at the shore
  • 岸辺(きしべ)を歩(ある)く: to walk along the shore

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 川辺(かわべ): riverside — specifically for rivers
  • 川岸(かわぎし): riverbank — more concrete, the physical bank
  • 海辺(うみべ): seaside — specifically for the ocean
  • 湖畔(こはん): lakeside — specifically for lakes, often more formal
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