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沿岸

Reading

Kana: えんがん
Romaji: engan
Kana
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Definition

1

coast; shore; littoral

Kanji

沿
Readings: エン、 そ.う、 -ぞ.い
Meanings: run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
Readings: ガン、 きし
Meaning: beach

Example Sentences

沿岸(えんがん)地帯(ちたい)には津波(つなみ)警報(けいほう)()た。
➥The coast was warned against a tsunami.
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トロール漁船(ぎょせん)沿岸(えんがん)(さかな)をとりつくしました。
➥Fishing trawlers have fished out all the local waters.
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(すう)年後(ねんご)、ヨーロッパ(じん)たちは沿岸(えんがん)植民地(しょくみんち)()()いた。
➥Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.
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(ふね)沿岸(えんがん)()かって(いそ)いで(すす)んだ。
➥The ship made for the shore.
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天気(てんき)予報(よほう)によると、台風(たいふう)沿岸(えんがん)接近(せっきん)しそうだ。
➥According to the weather forecast, the typhoon is likely to approach the coast.
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