Moto 沿: Run Alongside; Follow Along; Run AlongKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- エン
- Kun'yomi
- そ(う)、-ぞ(い)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 31 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (エン)
- 沿岸えんがんcoast; shore
- 沿道えんどうroadside; wayside
- 沿線えんせんalongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
- 沿海えんかいcoast; shore
- 沿海州えんかいしゅう(Russian) maritime provinces
- 沿革えんかくhistory; development
- 沿層えんそうedgewise (e.g. load, compression)
- 沿層坑道えんそうこうどうdrift (mining); driftway
- 沿岸流えんがんりゅうcoastal current; littoral current
- 沿岸漁業えんがんぎょぎょうcoastal fishing
- 沿岸警備隊えんがんけいびたいcoast guard
- 沿路えんろroute
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 沿ってそってalong; by
- 沿いぞいalong
- 川沿いかわぞいalong the river; riverside
- 沿うそうto run along; to run beside
- に沿ってにそってalong; parallel to
- 北岸沿いにほくがんぞいにalong the north coast; along the northern sea shore
- 南岸沿いなんがんぞいalong the southern coast
- 南岸沿いになんがんぞいにalong the southern coast; along the southern seashore
- 壁沿いかべぞいalong the wall
- 山沿いやまぞいalong a mountain
- 山沿いの地方やまぞいのちほうmountainous region
- 希望に沿うきぼうにそうto meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations
- 期待に沿うきたいにそうto live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
- 東岸沿いにとうがんぞいにalong the east coast; along the eastern seashore
- 河沿いかわぞいalong the river; riverside
- 海沿いうみぞいseaside; seashore
- 路線に沿ってろせんにそってalong the route (line)
- 道沿いみちぞいalong the road; at the side of the road
Other readings
- 山沿やまぞいalong a mountain
Kanji that often appear with 沿
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