Kanji

沿

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N1Jōyō · grade 6freq #11218 strokes

Meanings

run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along

ES: seguir a lo largo de, bordear

On
エン
Kun
そ.う、-ぞ.い

Common words

  • 沿うそうto run along, to run beside, to stick to (a line)
  • 沿岸えんがんcoast, shore
  • 沿線えんせんplaces alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
  • 沿いぞいalong (a river, coast, railway, etc.), on (e.g. a street)
  • 沿海えんかいsea along the coast, coastal waters, inshore waters
  • 沿革えんかくhistory, development
  • 沿道えんどうroadside, wayside, route
  • 沿ってそってalong, by, parallel to

Example sentences

  • 船ふねは海岸かいがん沿ぞいに航行こうこうしていた。

    The ship sailed along the coast.

    El barco navegó por la costa.

    Tatoeba #141136(opens in a new tab)
  • 通とおりに沿そって桜さくらが植うえられている。

    Cherry trees are planted along the street.

    A lo largo de la calle hay cerezos plantados.

    Tatoeba #125644(opens in a new tab)
  • 天気予報によると、台風は沿岸に接近しそうだ。

    According to the weather forecast, the typhoon is likely to approach the coast.

    Según la predicción del clima, es probable que el tifón se aproxime a la costa.

    Tatoeba #125090(opens in a new tab)
  • ブリティッシュコロンビアの沿岸生態系の劣化が急速に進行している。

    The coastal ecosystem of British Columbia is rapidly declining.

    El ecosistema costero de Columbia Británica está decayendo rápidamente.

    Tatoeba #413351(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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