湖岸(こがん)

A compound of 湖(こ) (lake) and 岸(がん) (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