沿 — run alongside, follow along, run along

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• えん en

Kun'yomi

• そ.う so.u
• -ぞ.い -zo.i

Words that use 沿

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 沿う そう to run along JLPT N3
• 沿い ぞい along (a river, coast, railway, etc.) JLPT N2
• 沿岸 えんがん coast JLPT N1
• 沿線 えんせん places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc. JLPT N1