This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ガン、きし
Romaji: gan, kishi
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: けし
Romaji: keshi
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

beach

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  46
Frequency:  556
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-3-5
Korean Reading:  an
Chinese Reading:  an4
Unicode:  5cb8
JIS:  345F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2236
Nelson Index: 1413
New Nelson Index: 1459
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3o5.11
Four Corner Index: 2224.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 248
Gakken Index: 847
Japanese Names Index: 941
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8009
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0242
Remembering the kanji Index: 1653
Kanji Flashcards Index: 488
Kodansha Compact Index: 539
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 267
Kanji in Context Index: 456
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1424
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1920
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1668
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1782
Essential Kanji Index: 687
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2777
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1255
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 177
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 294

Words

(きし)
bank; coast; shore
沿岸 (えんがん)
coast; shore; littoral
対岸 (たいがん)
opposite shore
右岸 (うがん)
right bank (shore)
西海岸 (にしかいがん)
west coast
海岸 (かいがん)
coast; beach
湾岸 (わんがん)
gulf coast; bay coast
左岸 (さがん)
left bank (of a river)
西岸 (せいがん)
west coast; west bank
東岸 (とうがん)
eastern coast; east bank
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