For this vocabulary course, I wanted to come back to spatial landmarks. We have already seen a vocabulary courses on the subject and I strongly advise you to review it. Also remember the vocabulary studied in the first season. We have seen how to say "the northeast", "the northwest", "the southeast", "the southwest". I give you the vocabulary below for you to have under the eyes.
北東 .
ホクトウ . the northeast
北西 .
ホクセイ . the northwest
南東 .
ナントウ . the southeast
南西 .
ナンセイ . the southwest
We can now begin. The list contains 25 vocabulary words. You should already know that you will find part of this vocabulary in the exercises to come.
北側 .
きたがわ / ホクソク
. the north side
南側 .
みなみがわ / ナンソク
. the south side
東側 .
ひがしがわ / トウソク
. the east side
西側 .
にしがわ / セイソク
. the west side
右側 .
みぎがわ / ウソク
. the right side
左側 .
ひだりがわ / サソク
. the left side
両側 .
リョウがわ
. both sides
両面 .
リョウメン
. on both sides; both sides
両隣 .
リョウどなり
. both sides
真隣 .
まとなり
. nearby
北岸 .
ホクガン
. the north shore, the north coast
南岸 .
ナンガン
. the south shore, the south coast
東岸 .
トウガン
. the east shore, the east coast
西岸 .
セイガン
. the west shore, the west coast
海岸 .
カイガン
. the coast, the seaside, the beach
北海岸 .
ホクカイガン
. the north coast, the north seaside, the north beach
南海岸 .
ナンカイガン
. the south coast, the south seaside, the south beach
東海岸 .
トウカイガン
. the east coast, the east seashore, the east beach
西海岸 .
セイカイガン
. the west coast, the west seaside, the west beach
湖岸 .
コガン
. the edge, the shore of a lake
川岸 .
かわぎし
. the bank of a river, the edge of a river
河岸 .
かわぎし
. the bank of a river, the edge of a river
海側 .
うみがわ / カイソク
. the side of the sea
地平線 .
チヘイセン
. the horizon (the horizon line between the sky and a stretch of land)
水平線 .
スイヘイセン
. the horizon (the horizon line between the sky and a body of water)
Well, this vocabulary course is not very difficult. All the kanji that are used in these vocabulary words, you have already crossed them several times since the first season. As for the kanji 岸, you saw it in the course on Japanese surnames. Hope you remember it. This kanji is present in less than a hundred words of the Japanese language. I have given you the most common words in which you are likely to encounter this kanji most often.
Just so you know, there are several words that translate to "both sides" but which can mean different things. To begin with, 両側 . リョウがわ means "both sides" when we talk about the direction right and left for example. On the other hand, 両面 . リョウメン means "both sides" or "double-sided" when speaking of a flat two-dimensional object such as a leaf, a banknote, a coin or a medal. Finally, the word 両隣 . リョウどなり is more used to designate the right and the left when speaking of neighboring elements of what we are talking about, hence the kanji 隣 . となり.
Finally, to say "the horizon", there are several words. I have given you the two most commonly used words. The main difference between the two is already indicated in the list above. By the way, do you know how to say "as far as the eye can see" in Japanese? See below:
地平線まで . チヘイセンまで . as far as the eye can see
水平線まで . スイヘイセンまで . as far as the eye can see
That’s it, that will be all for this course. I think you will memorize this vocabulary fairly quickly. Also, as usual, write, recite and you will be fine.
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