# 岸 — Coast

Frequency rank 1009 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 衣 (Clothes), less common than 徳 (Virtue).

- On’yomi: がん
- Kun’yomi: きし
- Radical: 山 Mountain (Kangxi 46)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A mountain (山) stands behind a cliff (厂) where it's dry (干) — the dry, rocky cliff along the mountainside forms the coast.

In words:

- 岸 きし — bank,coast,shore
- 海岸 かいがん — coast
- 沿岸 えんがん — coast;shore

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