湖岸(こがん)

こがん
noun
lakeshore; lakeside
1. lakeshore; lakeside
The land along the edge of a lake. Refers to the shore area itself, not the water.
湖岸(こがん)を散歩(さんぽ)した。
I took a walk along the lakeshore.
湖岸(こがん)にホテルが並(なら)んでいる。
Hotels line the lakeshore.
琵琶湖(びわこ)の湖岸(こがん)は自然(しぜん)が豊(ゆた)かで、キャンプに最適(さいてき)な場所(ばしょ)だ。
The shores of Lake Biwa are rich in nature and an ideal place for camping.

A compound of 湖(こ) (lake) and 岸(がん/きし) (shore; bank). The 岸(がん) reading is the on'yomi form used in formal compounds.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 湖岸(こがん)を歩(ある)く: to walk along the lakeshore
  • 湖岸(こがん)沿(ぞ)い: along the lakeshore
  • 湖岸(こがん)道路(どうろ): lakeside road
  • 湖岸(こがん)地域(ちいき): lakeside area

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 湖畔(こはん): lakeside — more literary and atmospheric; often used for scenic or resort settings (湖畔(こはん)のホテル "a lakeside hotel")
  • 海岸(かいがん): seashore; coast — the coastal equivalent, using 海(うみ) (sea) instead of 湖(こ) (lake)
  • 河岸(かわぎし)/河岸(かし): riverbank — the river equivalent
  • 岸辺(きしべ): water's edge; shore — a more poetic, general term for any body of water
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