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沿

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • run alongside
  • follow along
  • run along
  • lie along

On'yomi (音読み)

  • エン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • そ.う
  • -ぞ.い
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#738
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
水#85 · water

Components

Common Words

  • 沿ってそってExpression
    along, by, parallel to
  • 沿いぞいSuffix
    along (a river, coast, railway, etc.), on (e.g. a street)
  • 沿岸えんがんNoun
    coast, shore
  • 沿道えんどうNoun
    roadside, wayside, route
  • 沿線えんせんNoun
    places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
  • 川沿いかわぞいno-adjective
    along the river, riverside
  • 沿海えんかいNoun
    sea along the coast, coastal waters, inshore waters
  • 沿うそうGodan verb
    to run along, to run beside, to stick to (a line)

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