Word Meaning

あぜ aze

畔 is read as あぜ (aze) and means ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel.

Meaning

English

  1. ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel
  2. ridge of earth between rice fields
  3. footpath between rice fields
  4. causeway

Reading

Kana

あぜ

Romaji

aze

Writing Variants

  • あぜ aze
  • くろ kuro

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 23871 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

河畔

かはん

riverside

湖畔

こはん

lake shore

Example Sentences

10

かれはみずうみのほとりにすんでいる。

He lives on the shore of the lake.

たんぼのあぜをあるく。

I walk along the paddy ridge.

かわのほとりでぴくにっくをした。

We had a picnic by the river.

いけのほとりにさくらのきがある。

There is a cherry tree by the pond.

こどもたちがあぜみちをはしっている。

The children are running along the path between the rice fields.

あぜのくさをかるひつようがあります。

We need to cut the grass on the levee.

ぬまのほとりでとりのなきごえがきこえた。

I heard the cry of a bird by the swamp.

のうみんはあたらしいあぜをつくった。

The farmers made a new paddy ridge.

かのじょはゆうぐれのあぜみちをひとりであるいた。

She walked alone on the paddy path at dusk.

The old church by the lake is very beautiful.