浜辺

はまべ · hamabe · JLPT N1 · noun

beach

浜辺 — beach

🐚 浜 (hama) = shore + 辺 (be) = side or area: the beach is the area along the shore

辺 (be) means area or vicinity, as in 近辺 (kinpen, nearby). So 浜辺 is the stretch of shore where sand meets the sea.

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