音読み: ヒン
訓読み: はま
画数: 10
部首: 氵（さんずい）
Meaning
Beach / Shore / Waterfront / Coastline
- 浜 — beach / shore
- 砂浜 — sandy beach
- 海浜 — seaside / coastal area
- 京浜 — Tokyo–Yokohama bay area / Keihin region
- 浜辺 — seashore / waterside
浜 is built with the water radical 氵 on the left, plus the phonetic element 兵 on the right. The さんずい radical marks it as something related to water. Traditionally, 浜 referred to the place where waves roll in — the water’s edge where boats land, fish are brought in, and people gather. Today it’s used for beaches, shores, and coastal areas, and it shows up in regional names like 京浜 (Keihin), linking Tokyo and Yokohama along the bay.
京浜 / 京浜地区 — literally “Capital + Shore.” 京 points to the capital (Tokyo). 浜 points to the bay shore (Yokohama). Together, 京浜 describes the Tokyo–Yokohama coastal industrial belt: ports, rail, shipping, and factories along the water.
砂浜 — sandy beach; a shore of soft sand where waves break gently.