English–Japanese

“shore” in Japanese

Japanese

Also渚 (nagisa) · ほとり (hotori)

Romajikishi

湖の岸を歩きます。mizuumi no kishi o aru ki ma su

I walk along the shore of the lake.

“Shore” in Japanese is 岸 (kishi).

Refers to the strip of land that borders and meets the water.

ボートを岸に寄せます。bō to o kishi ni yo se ma su

I pull the boat to the shore.

The phrase shore leave originally describes time spent away from a ship on land, so shore can contrast with life at sea.

nagisa

nounshore

夕方に渚を歩きます。yū gata ni nagisa o aru ki ma su

I walk along the shore in the evening.

hotori

nounbank

nounshore

川のほとりで休みます。kawa no ho to ri de yasu mi ma su

I rest by the river.