Memory phrase for the Kanji: 沿

沿

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Meaning run alongside, run beside

Pronunciation

EN
sou

Explanation

Left: water 氵, right: var. of valley 谷 (Shows a valley that opens into a plain 口.)

Mnemonic
 
The water in the valley runs alongside.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
谷 valleyPicture of a valley that opens between/below mountains.
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 Vocabulary

沿う そう  to run along, to follow
沿岸 えんがん  coast, shore
沿線 えんせん  along railway line

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