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沿

沿 — run alongside, follow along, run along

On
エン
Kun
そう, -ぞい
Strokes
8
JLPT
N1
School grade
6

Common words with 沿

  • 沿ってそってalong; by; parallel toCommon
  • 沿岸えんがんcoast; shoreCommon

    トロール漁船は沿岸の魚をとりつくしました。
    Fishing trawlers have fished out all the local waters.

  • 沿いぞいalong (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)Common

    船は海岸沿いに航行していた。
    The ship sailed along the coast.

  • 沿道えんどうroadside; wayside; routeCommon
  • 沿線えんせんplaces alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.Common
  • 川沿いかわぞいalong the river; riversideCommon
  • 沿海えんかいsea along the coast; coastal waters; inshore watersCommon
  • 沿海州えんかいしゅうPrimorskaya Oblast (Russia)Common
  • 沿うそうto run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line)Common
  • 沿革えんかくhistory; developmentCommon
  • に沿ってにそってalong; parallel to; in accordance withRare
  • 道沿いみちぞいalong the road; at the side of the roadRare
  • 山沿いやまぞい(running) along a mountain; along (a chain of) mountainsRare
  • 壁沿いかべぞいalong the wallRare
  • 路線に沿ってろせんにそってalong the route (line)Rare
  • 沿岸部えんがんぶcoastal region; coastal area; coastlineRare
  • 沿岸水えんがんすいcoastal water; neritic waterRare
  • 沿岸海えんがんかいcoastal waters; marginal seaRare
  • 沿岸流えんがんりゅうcoastal current; littoral current; alongshore currentRare
  • 沿岸警備隊えんがんけいびたいcoast guardRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 33 words that use 沿.

  • 沿って そって along; by; parallel to
  • 沿岸 えんがん coast; shore
  • 沿い ぞい along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
  • 沿道 えんどう roadside; wayside; route
  • 沿線 えんせん places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

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