いそぎわ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
磯際

Etymology

From 磯(いそ) (iso) + 際(きわ) (kiwa). The kiwa changes to giwa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iso̞ɡʲiβ̞a̠]

Noun

いそぎわ • (isogiwa) ←いそぎは (isogifa)?

  1. shore
    魚(さかな)が磯(いそ)際(ぎわ)に寄(よ)せる
    sakana ga isogiwa ni yoseru
    a fish approaches the shore
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