日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji
沿

N2

Meaningsrun alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
On'yomiエン
Kun'yomiそ、-ぞ
Strokes8
Radical

Compounds

  • to run along, to run beside, to stick to (a line), to follow (a policy, plan, etc.)

  • along, by, parallel to

  • history, development

  • coast, shore, coastal waters, inshore waters

  • places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

Example sentences

  • The post office is down the street. You cannot miss it.

  • The post office is down the street.

  • He walked along the river.

  • I've already had the entrance ceremony. It's a university alongside the same railway line.

  • They sailed along the west coast of Africa.

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

  • The ship made for the shore.

  • Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.