Beach
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. It's worth mentioning that a more common way to say beach is ビーチ, and many people actually say 海 even though this literally means "sea."
はま
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.
さっき、浜でモクズガニを見ました！
I just saw a mitten crab on the beach!
浜風が気持ちよかった。
The beach winds felt nice.
え、浜さんもこの日、浜にいたんですか？
What, were you also on the beach that day, Hama-san?