# 岸 — shore; bank

岸 means “shore; bank”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ガン (gan). Kun'yomi: きし (kishi). You'll see it in words such as 岸 (kishi, “bank; coast”).

- Meaning: shore; bank
- On'yomi: ガン (gan)
- Kun'yomi: きし (kishi)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Water & the sea

## How to remember 岸

Mountain (山), cliff (厂) and dry (干) land where the water stops: the shore.

Parts: 山 mountain · 厂 cliff · 干 dry; drying rack

## Words with 岸

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 岸 | きし (kishi) | bank; coast |

## Don't confuse it with

[炭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/charcoal/) · [崖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cliff/)

## More in the “Water & the sea” set

[流](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flow/) · [湾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bay/) · [岸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shore/) · [波](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wave/) · [沖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/open-sea/) · [湖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lake/) · [湯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hot-water/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shore/. Last updated 2026-11-01.