Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3
JLPT level: N2
556 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: beach
Kunyomi: きし
Onyomi: ガン
Composition: 山
Radical: 山
Reading: やまかんむり
Meaning: mountain
Strokes: 3
岸壁(がんぺき) wharf, steep cliff
海岸(かいがん) coast, beach
沿岸(えんがん) (along) coast, shore
対岸(たいがん) opposite bank
彼岸(ひがん) equinoctial week, Nirvana
岸(きし) bank
向こう岸(むこうぎし) opposite bank
*河岸(かし) riverbank, fish market
岸壁 (ガンペキ) quay, wharf, jetty, wall-like shoreline, 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
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