遠浅

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The noun and adjectival noun 遠浅 (とおあさ) describes a shore that remains shallow far out from land.
• Basic usage: A coast can be 遠浅だ, and the same feature modifies a beach in 遠浅の浜.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A shore shallow far outward
  • It means the shallow stretch extends a long way seaward, not merely that one spot near shore is shallow.