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Keyword
run alongside
  • follow along
  • run along
  • lie along
Frequency
#1121
Strokes
8
Grade
6
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
858
Readings
エン60%
そ20%
ぞ20%
Mnemonic
Water drops sprout short legs and a mouth, then trot beside the riverbank, cheerfully chatting as they run alongside the current.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
沿そって
along; by; parallel to
Expression
沿ぞい
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
Suffix
沿えん岸がん
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
Noun
川かわ沿ぞい
along the river; riverside
No-adjective
沿えん線せん
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
Noun
沿えん道どう
roadside; wayside; route
Noun
沿えん海かい
sea along the coast; coastal waters; inshore waters; coast
Noun
沿そう
to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line); to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up to
Godan verb
沿えん海かい州しゅう
Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
Noun
海うみ沿ぞい
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
Noun
沿えん革かく
history; development
Noun