Memory phrase for the Kanji: 岸

岸

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Meaning coast, shore

Pronunciation

GAN
kishi

Explanation

From top: mountain 山, a cliff 厂 and dry 干 (Image of drying stand)

Mnemonic
 
Mountains and cliffs define the dry coast.

Radicals

山 mountainPicture of a mountain with three peaks.
厂 cliffThe Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.
干 dryThe radical hoshi stands for dry and looks like a drying rail/stand.
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 Vocabulary

岸 きし  bank, coast, shore
海岸 かいがん  coast, beach
沿岸 えんがん  coast, shore
岸壁 がんぺき  quay, wharf

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