Keyword
beach
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1430
Old form濱
Readings
はま
(95%)
ひん
(4%)
Composed of
water drops
soldier
Mnemonic

This kanji depicts the famous battle at the Omaha Beach. On the left we have a bunch of water drops symbolizing the sea from which thousands of allied soldiers came onto the beach to fight the Nazis.

Used in vocabulary (91 in total)
Yokohama (city)
sandy beach
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
Examples (70 in total)
The beach is baking in the summer sun.
When I opened my eyes, I was on a sandy beach.
The sound of footsteps on the sandy beach sounds strangely loud.