Kanji 沿: "run alongside, follow along, run along"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 沿

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• に沿そってalong; parallel to; in accordance with
• 沿ぞいalong (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
• 沿そうto run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line) · to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with
• 川かわ沿ぞいalong the river; riverside
• 沿えん岸がんcoast; shore · coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
• 海うみ沿ぞいseaside; seashore; coast; coastland
• 沿えん道どうroadside; wayside; route
• 道みち沿ぞいalong the road; at the side of the road
• 壁かべ沿ぞいalong the wall
• 沿えん岸がん部ぶcoastal region; coastal area; coastline
• 沿えん線せんplaces alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
• 期き待たいに沿そうto live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

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