English–Japanese
“along” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajinisotte
Example
川に沿って歩きます。kawa ni so tte aru ki ma su
I walk along the river.
How to say “along” in Japanese
“Along” in Japanese is に沿って (nisotte).
It presents a route, edge, plan, or rule as the line that an action follows.
Example sentences with に沿って
駅まで川に沿って自転車で走ります。eki ma de kawa ni so tte ji ten sha de hashi ri ma su
I ride my bicycle along the river to the station.
Tips for using に沿って
- In route descriptions, に沿って (nisotte) often follows the name of a river, road, or coastline, making the route easy to identify.