浜

seacoast, beach, seashore

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes10

Meaning

浜 centers on the edge of the sea: a beach, seacoast, or seashore where water meets land.

浜 combines 氵 (water) with 兵, which likely contributes the sound ヒン. The character expresses a place where water meets land.

Water 氵 beside a soldier 兵: imagine a soldier standing guard at the water's edge, marking the beach.

For ヒン, picture a beach so pristine that it makes you say 'hin' (a soft, admiring sound): hin -> ヒン, the beautiful seashore.

Study

浜 combines 氵 (water) with 兵, which likely contributes the sound ヒン. The character expresses a place where water meets land.

Water 氵 beside a soldier 兵: imagine a soldier standing guard at the water's edge, marking the beach.

For ヒン, picture a beach so pristine that it makes you say 'hin' (a soft, admiring sound): hin -> ヒン, the beautiful seashore.