01
沿う
そう
follow, run along
Meanings
- run alongside
- follow along
- run along
- lie along
Readings
Onyomi
- エン
Kunyomi
- そ.う
- -ぞ.い
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Useful words
02
川沿い
かわぞい
along the river
03
沿岸
えんがん
coast, shore
04
沿線
えんせん
along the railway line
05
道沿い
みちぞい
along the road
06
海岸沿い
かいがんぞい
along the coast
Compare Kanji
01川Meaning82%stream, riverFollowing along often means tracing a river; 川 lays out a clear path for 沿.02河Meaning78%riverA broader river kanji, 河 fits the water-edge sense of 沿.03流Meaning74%current, a sinkFlow in 流 gives the moving line that 沿 can follow beside water.04路Meaning66%path, route路 turns the idea into a route; 沿 is the action of keeping to that route.05辺Meaning64%environs, boundary辺 marks an edge, exactly the kind of border 沿 can run along.06水Component72%waterThe water side keeps 沿 grounded in riversides and coastlines.