1A stretch of shore by the sea; a beach or seashore.
夏は家族で近くの浜へ海水浴に行く。
In summer we go to the nearby beach with the family to swim.
夕暮れ時、浜を散歩しながら潮の香りを感じた。
At dusk I walked along the shore and smelled the sea breeze.
この町の浜は遠浅で子ども連れに人気だ。
The town's beach has a gentle slope and is popular with families with children.
浜に打ち上げられた貝殻を集めるのが好きだ。
I like collecting shells washed up on the beach.
2In the game of go, an informal term (often written in kana) for captured stones (pieces).
あの打ち方で相手のはまを増やして勝った。
With that play I increased the opponent's captured stones and won.
はまを数えてみたら思ったより多かった。
When I counted the captured stones, there were more than I thought.
3A colloquial abbreviation for Yokohama (often written in katakana as ハマ).
彼はハマ出身なので、横浜弁が少し残っている。
He's from Yokohama, so he still has a bit of the Yokohama dialect.
今度の週末はハマで野球の試合を見に行く予定だ。
This weekend I'm planning to go to Yokohama to watch a baseball game.
ハマの名物ラーメンを食べてみたい。
I want to try Yokohama's specialty ramen.
4An archaic (Osaka-dialect) term for a riverbank; riverside. Mostly found in dialects or older usage.
昔、この浜で洗濯をしていたと祖母が話してくれた（大阪弁の古い用法）。
My grandmother told me she used to wash clothes down by the riverside (an old Osaka usage).