沿 (follow along, lie along, run along, run alongside) - Kanji Codex

沿

follow along, lie along, run along, run alongside

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-ぞ.いそ.う

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:6

Strokes:8

JLPT:1

Frequency:1121

Vocabulary

エン

Word	Reading	Meaning
沿海	エンカイ	sea along the coast; coastal waters; inshore waters; coast
沿岸	エンガン	coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
沿線	エンセン	places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
沿道	エンドウ	roadside; wayside; route
沿海州	エンカイシュウ	Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
沿う	そう	to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line); to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up to
沿って	そって	along; by; parallel to
川沿い	かわぞい	along the river; riverside
沿い	ぞい	along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
海沿い	うみぞい	seaside; seashore; coast; coastland

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