How to say "shore" in Japanese

• 陸りくJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounLand as opposed to the sea; its 'shore' sense is dry land viewed from the water, as when a boat draws near and land comes into view.
  強風きょうふうが陸りくの方ほうへ吹ふき始はじめた。↗

  A strong wind began to set in.
• 陸上りくじょうCommon
  no-adjectiveMeans '(on) land' as a location, contrasting with being at sea; it points to the land side of things rather than the water's edge itself, so it suits 'ashore' more than a physical shore.
• 岸きしJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe closest word for shore as a physical place: the strip where land meets water, covering both a sea or lake shore and a river bank.
  彼かれらはその船ふねを岸きしにあげた。↗

  They drew the boat on the beach.
• 沿岸えんがんJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounPoints to the stretch along the coast rather than the water's edge itself; use it when 'shore' really means the coastal zone or the area along a coast.
• 水辺みずべCommon
  nounThe water's edge or waterside in general, whatever the body of water — sea, lake, or river; it treats the shore as an area or setting rather than a precise line.
  馬うまを水辺みずべに連つれて行いくことは出来できても、馬うまに水みずを飲のませることは出来できない。↗

  You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

Use 岸 for the actual line where land meets water, 陸 for land seen from the sea, 陸上 for being on land rather than at sea, 沿岸 for the coastal zone, and 水辺 for any waterside.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 陸りくland
• 陸上りくじょう(on) land
• 岸きしbank
• 沿岸えんがんcoast
• 水辺みずべwater's edge
• 渚なぎさwater's edge
• 水際みずぎわwater's edge
• 岸辺きしべshore
• 汀みぎわwater's edge
• ほとりside (esp. of a waterbody)
• ショアshore
• 岸頭がんとうshore
• 陸岸りくがんland
• 地方じかたcoast (esp. as seen from the water)