海辺|うみべumibe[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivebeach; seashore; seaside; coast
   ２、３分ふん歩あるいたら海辺うみべに着ついた。↗

   A few minutes' walk brought me to the shore.

• Synonym海岸かいがんNeutralGeographic term for the strip of land where land meets the sea, as in 「海岸線」. 「海辺」 is a native word with a warm, everyday feel, as in 「海辺を散歩する」.
• Synonym海浜かいひんWrittenA written, formal Sino-Japanese word for the same idea as 「海辺」; mostly seen in compounds like 「海浜公園」 and 「海浜植物」, rarely used alone.
• SynonymシーサイドNeutralLoanword with the same sense as 「海辺」; mostly turns up in promotional names for hotels, developments and rail lines, seldom alone in everyday speech.
• SynonymコーストNeutralLoanword for the coast, seen mostly in foreign place names such as 「ゴールドコースト」; in everyday use it does not stand in for 「海辺」.
• Related浦うらWrittenLiterary and old-fashioned: the shore around an inlet, or a fishing village there; mostly in place names and waka, as in 「浦島」; not said on its own today.
• Related浦辺うらべWrittenAn archaic word for the seashore, found almost only in waka and classical writing; in daily life say 「海辺」 or 「浜辺」 instead.
• Related海沿いうみぞいNeutralStresses the stretch running along the sea and often modifies roads or towns, as in 「海沿いの道」; 「海辺」 stresses simply being close to the sea.
• Related沿岸部えんがんぶWrittenWritten term for a broad coastal region; common in news, government and disaster contexts, as in 「沿岸部の津波被害」. 「海辺」 is more concrete and everyday.
• Antonym内陸ないりくNeutralThe antonym: areas far from the sea. It contrasts with 「海辺」 in whether a place faces the sea, as 「内陸の町」 versus 「海辺の町」.

For everyday and lyrical talk about the seaside, use 「海辺」, as in 「海辺の町」. For the coastline as geography, use 「海岸」; in compounds, 「海浜」; for roads and towns running along the sea, 「海沿い」. 「シーサイド」 and 「コースト」 appear in names and titles, 「浦」 and 「浦辺」 in literary or old contexts, 「沿岸部」 in news and official writing. The opposite of 「海辺」 is 「内陸」.

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1. 海うみのそば。海浜かいひん。