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How to say 'Beach' in Japanese | ビーチ

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The Japanese word for Beach is 'Biichi', written as ビーチ in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Beach

    Reading

    Biichi

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'ビーチ (biichi)' means 'beach'. This word is a loanword from English and is commonly used to refer to sandy or pebbly shores by the sea or ocean. It is often associated with leisure activities such as swimming, sunbathing, or beach sports. For example: Let's go to the beach「ビーチに行こう」(ビーチにいこう). The beach is beautiful today「今日のビーチはきれいだ」(きょうのビーチはきれいだ). Note that while 'ビーチ' is widely understood, the native Japanese word '砂浜 (すなはま, sunahama)' can also be used to refer to a beach, though it specifically emphasizes the sandy aspect.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    6901

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ビーチ

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Bi
  • katakana

    Reading

    Chi

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'Biichi' means 'Beach' .

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