Kanji 浜: seacoast, beach, seashore

Key takeaways

Kanji 浜: seacoast, beach, seashore. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

浜

Meaning

seacoastbeachseashore

On reading

ひん

Kun reading

はま

Radical

水

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 浜

seacoast, beach, seashore

Kanji structure breakdown

浜

Structure breakdown

氵 + 兵

Mnemonic story

Imagine soldiers (兵) standing guard along the water (氵) to protect the coastline. This kanji represents the beach or seashore where troops are stationed to watch over the sea.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

はま

浜はま
beach / seashore
浜辺はまべ
beach / shore

Commonly used words

浜
はま
beach / seashore
浜辺
はまべ
beach / shore

Example sentences

Example 1

夏は浜で泳ぎます。

Translation

I swim at the beach in summer.

Example 2

浜には多くの貝が落ちている。

Translation

There are many shells on the seashore.

Example 3

浜辺で友達と遊びました。

Translation

I played with my friends at the beach.

Example 4

夏は浜辺を散歩するのが好きです。

Translation

I like to take walks along the beach in summer.

Kanji 浜: seacoast, beach, seashore

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

浜 (はま): meaning and examples

浜辺 (はまべ): meaning and examples