Noun
はま
エンジンの調子がおかしくなったので、浜に着くほんの手前で車を止めなきゃいけなくなっちゃったんだよ。
Our car’s engine was making strange sounds so we had to stop right before we were going to arrive at the beach.
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. A better way to say beach is 海.
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.