What is the Kanji for "Along"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Along", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Along" is "沿".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "So".

Its onyomi reading is "En".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "氵" means "Water" . And The component "㕣" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "沿" mean in japanese?

"沿" means "Along".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

沿う: "Follow". The Japanese verb '沿う (そう)' means 'to follow' or 'to go along'. It is used to indicate that something or someone is moving in the same direction as something else, such as a road, a river, or a line. For example: The road follows the river - (道は川に沿っている). We followed the path - (私たちは道に沿って歩いた).

沿い: "Along". The suffix '沿い (そい)' means 'along'. It is used to indicate that something is located or situated alongside a particular place or object. For example: The bicycle path runs along the river - (自転車道は川沿いを走っている). The shops are located along the main street - (店舗は主要道路沿いにある).

沿岸: "Coast". The noun '沿岸 (えんがん)' refers to the land along the edge of a sea, ocean, or other large body of water. It describes the coastal area or region that borders a body of water. This term is commonly used in geographical and environmental contexts to discuss topics related to coastlines and seaside areas. For example: The cruise ship sailed along the beautiful coast - (クルーズ船は美しい沿岸を航海した). The new port is located on the coast - (新しい港は沿岸に位置している).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". And The hiragana "そ" is read as "so".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.