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