Japanese word

渚

Pronunciation

Romajinagisa

Meaning

  • nounshore

Example

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.

Illustration for 渚 (shore)

More examples

子どもたちが渚で貝殻を拾っています。ko do mo ta chi ga nagisa de kai gara o hiro tte i ma su

The children are picking up shells on the shore.

Core concept

Describes the narrow place where land meets a body of water, with attention to the boundary between land and water.

Common phrases

  • 渚を歩くnagisa o aru ku

    walk along the shore

  • 渚に立つnagisa ni ta tsu

    stand on the shore

Similar words

岸kishi: The land beside a sea, lake, or river.
水際mizugiwa: The line or area where land meets water.
岸辺kishibe: The land along the edge of a body of water.

Definition in Japanese

海や湖などで、陸地と水面が接する波打ち際。umi ya mizuumi na do de riku chi to sui men ga ses su ru nami u chi kiwa

Word origin

渚 (nagisa) is a native Japanese word, and 渚 is a kanji spelling chosen for its meaning of a waterside; the word's older formation is not certain.

Usage tips

  • The Japanese noun 渚 (nagisa) can describe the water's edge of the sea or a lake, so beach is only one possible English translation.

Other meanings

  • beachnoun
  • water's edgenoun

Opposites

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