岸 — shore/bank

Grade 3 kanji · 8 strokes · on'yomi gan · kun'yomi kishi.

A mountain (山) at the water's edge — rocky cliffs meeting the sea.

Example words

• 岸 — kishi — shore
• 海岸 — kaigan — coastline

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