The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

1121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along

Kunyomi: そ.う -ぞ.い

Onyomi: エン

Composition: 氵㕣

沿

Radical

Radical: 水

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

水

Examples

Examples with audio

沿道（えんどう） route, course, roadside

沿岸（えんがん） coast, shore

沿線（えんせん） along a railroad line

沿革（えんかく） history, development

沿う（そう） accompany, comply with

川沿い（かわぞい） along a river

山沿い（やまぞい） along a mountain

Onyomi Examples

沿海（エンカイ） coast, shore, inshore, coastal waters

沿海州（エンカイシュウ） (Russian) maritime provinces

Kunyomi Examples

沿う（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, to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.), to satisfy, to comply with, to live up to