Meaning

Primary

To Run Alongside

Alternative

To Run Parallel To

Word Type

godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means run alongside so the verb vocab version is to run alongside.

Reading

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  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Imagine yourself on a path designed to run alongside an endless array of soap () bars. As you walk alongside the soap bars, you enjoy their delightful scents. It's a "scent-sational" promenade with soap bars that leaves you feeling squeaky clean!

Context

Context Sentences

川の両岸に沿って、ずうっと、美しい桜並木があるんです。

There are beautiful cherry blossom trees all along the river banks.

Kanji Composition