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浜風

はまかぜ

N1sea breeze · coastal wind

Examples

夕方になると冷たい浜風が町へ吹いてくる。

窓を開けると、浜風が潮の香りを運んできた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 浜風 combines , shore, with , wind, and denotes a breeze coming from a coastal setting.
  • Basic usage: Direction appears in 町へ吹く, while what the wind carries appears in 潮の香りを運ぶ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Place and wind
    • identifies the coastal source or setting of the wind; the compound does not simply mean the shore as a place.
  • Movement and carriage
    • Distinguish the breeze blowing toward town from its effect of carrying the scent of the sea.

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