沿岸

えんがん

coast, shore

Also:coastal waters

What does 沿岸 mean?

沿岸 is a Japanese noun meaning coast, shore in English. It can also be translated as coastal waters depending on context. It is written as 沿岸 in kanji, えんがん in hiragana, and engan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

トロール漁船は沿岸の魚をとりつくしました。

Fishing trawlers have fished out all the local waters.