海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう)

かいすいよくじょう
noun
swimming beach; bathing beach
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1. swimming beach; bathing beach; seaside bathing area
A designated area along the coast where people can swim in the sea, typically with facilities such as changing rooms, lifeguards, and beach houses.
夏(なつ)になると海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう)は混(こ)む。
In summer, the swimming beaches get crowded.
この海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう)は水質(すいしつ)がよくて人気(にんき)がある。
This beach is popular because of its good water quality.
台風(たいふう)の影響(えいきょう)で、県内(けんない)のすべての海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう)が遊泳禁止(ゆうえいきんし)になった。
Due to the typhoon, all swimming beaches in the prefecture were closed to swimmers.

Composed of 海水浴(かいすいよく) (sea bathing) + 場(じょう) (place, grounds). Refers to an officially designated coastal area for swimming, not just any stretch of beach. In Japan, 海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう) typically operate only during the summer season (roughly July through August) and are staffed with lifeguards during that period.

Common collocations

  • 海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう)の開設(かいせつ): opening of a swimming beach
  • 海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう)が閉鎖(へいさ)される: a beach is closed
  • 遊泳禁止(ゆうえいきんし)の海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう): a beach closed to swimmers

Similar words

  • 海岸(かいがん): coast, seashore — the physical coastline, not necessarily a swimming area
  • ビーチ: beach — a loanword used more casually, often for resort-style beaches
  • 砂浜(すなはま): sandy beach — describes the type of shore surface

Related Words

Compare: 海岸(かいがん) (coast, seashore)
Compare: ビーチ (beach)
Compare: 砂浜(すなはま) (sandy beach)
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Added 2026.3.31 23:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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