noun

  1. beach, seashore.
  2. captured pieces (in the game of go), captured stones. Abbreviation, usually written with kana alone.
  3. Yokohama. Abbreviation.
  4. Osaka-ben.riverbank, riverside. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はま
 
 
ハマ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

seacoast, beach, seashore
はま ヒン (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
soldier, private, troops
ヘイ ヒョウ へ (4th, N2)
hill, knoll
おか キュウ たかし (7th, N1)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)