How to say 'Along' in Japanese | 沿い

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The Japanese word for Along is 'Soi', written as 沿い in Japanese.'Along' in hiragana is そい.

word

沿い

Meaning

Along

Reading

そい

soi

Kanji

沿Along

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '沿い (そい)' means 'along'. It is used to indicate that something is situated or moving alongside a particular path, route, or boundary. This suffix is often attached to nouns that represent linear features such as roads, rivers, or coastlines. For example: walking along the river「川沿いを歩く」(かわぞいをあるく). The hotel is along the coast「ホテルは海岸沿いにある」(ホテルはかいがんぞいにある). Note that '沿い' is typically used in combination with other nouns to form compound words that describe locations or directions relative to a linear feature.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6169

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 沿い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

沿

Meaning

Along

Hiragana in the Word 沿い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 沿い Through the Kanji 沿

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 沿 as well.

word

沿う

Meaning

word

沿岸

Meaning

Coast

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'Soi' means 'Along' .

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