Meaning

Primary

Beach

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A beach area is just a beach!

Reading

はまべ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings for this word are both kun'yomi readings. You haven't learned this reading for yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

Beach starts with be. Be is ! (I mean, it's pronounced differently, but they're spelled the same!) When you think of the beach, think of !

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 浜辺にいる

    to be on the beach

    浜辺に打ち上げられる

    to wash up on the beach, to be washed ashore

    浜辺に出る

    to go out to the beach, to arrive at the beach

Context Sentences

今、浜辺でインスタライブしてまーす。

I'm on the beach right now doing an Instagram live.

見て!浜辺でサクラ貝を見つけたの!

Look! I found a cherry blossom shell on the beach!

ちょっと浜辺を歩きませんか?

Shall we take a little walk on the beach?

浜辺にイルカの赤ちゃんが打ち上げられた時は、地元の人たちが海に返したそうです。

I heard that when a baby dolphin washed up on the beach, the local people returned it to the sea.

Kanji Composition