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Japanese language learning information including:

Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
Katakana - pronunciation and writing
Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 3 - 岸

Kanji character Grade 3 岸. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 岸
About
beach
Kun: きし
On: ガン
8 strokes
Radical: mountain 山
Parts: 厂 山 干
 
Onyomi
岸壁 【ガンペキ】 quay, wharf, jetty, steep cliff, cliff wall
岸頭 【ガントウ】 shore, wharf
護岸 【ゴガン】 river dike
対岸 【タイガン】 opposite shore
 
Kunyomi
岸 【きし】 bank, coast, shore
岸辺 【きしべ】 shore, bank (of a body of water)
片岸 【かたぎし】 one bank (of a river)
彼の岸 【かのきし】 nirvana