English–Japanese
“bank” in Japanese
How to say “bank” in Japanese
“Bank” in Japanese is ほとり (hotori). ほとり can also mean “shore”.
Points to the area immediately beside something, especially the land beside water or the edge around a place.
Example sentences with ほとり
湖のほとりを歩きます。mizuumi no ho to ri o aru ki ma su
I walk along the lake shore.
夕方、湖のほとりをゆっくり歩きます。yū gata mizuumi no ho to ri o yu kku ri aru ki ma su
In the evening, I walk slowly along the lakeside.
Tips for using ほとり
- The phrase 川のほとり (kawa no hotori) means "by the river" and gives Japanese landscape descriptions a more literary tone than the plain expression 川のそば (kawa no soba).
Other Japanese words for “bank”
川の土手を歩きます。kawa no do te o aru ki ma su
I walk along the riverbank.
銀行に行きます。gin kō ni i ki ma su
I go to the bank.