河かわ岸ぎし

also: かがん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to the land along the edge of a river. Both 川岸 and 河岸 are common, with 河岸 sometimes carrying a slightly more formal or literary tone.

川かわ岸ぎしを歩あるくto walk along the riverbank
夕ゆう方がた、川かわ岸ぎしを歩あるくのが好すきだ。
I like walking along the riverbank in the evening.
川かわ岸ぎしに立たつto stand on the riverbank
彼かれは川かわ岸ぎしに立たって景色けしきを眺ながめていた。
He stood on the riverbank gazing at the scenery.
川かわ岸ぎしに沿そって〈動どう詞し〉to do something along the riverbank
川かわ岸ぎしに沿そってサイクリングコースが続つづいている。
A cycling path runs along the riverbank.

河岸かし
川岸 and 河岸（かがん）both mean riverbank, but 河岸 read as かがん is the more formal or literary term, often used in written descriptions.
土ど手てN1
土手 specifically refers to a man-made embankment or levee built to control flooding, while 川岸 is the general term for the edge of a river regardless of whether it's natural or built up.
河か畔はん
川岸 is the everyday word for the edge of a river, while 河畔 is a more formal, literary term used in descriptions of scenery or place names.
河原かわらN1
河原 refers to the flat, often pebbly ground exposed beside or within a river, while 川岸 refers more narrowly to the edge or bank line where land meets water.
水みず辺べ
川岸 means riverbank specifically, whereas 水辺 covers the edge of any body of water, not just rivers.

河原かわらN1
河原 is the flat, often pebbly dry riverbed area beside a river, whereas 川岸 is the actual edge or bank where land meets water.
湖こ畔はん
川岸 means riverbank, whereas 湖畔 is used for lakes.

河岸Usage60%
- かわぎし
  Common spelling for 'riverbank', using 河 (river). Often used in proper nouns and literary contexts.
- かがん
  Rare on'yomi reading of 河岸, mostly found in classical or literary contexts.
川かわ岸ぎしUsage40%
Common spelling for 'riverbank', using 川 (river).
かがん

Compound of 川/河 (kawa, 'river') and 岸 (kishi, 'bank, shore'). The on'yomi reading かがん is a Sino-Japanese reading of the same characters.