江こう村そん

noun

riverside village; village along a large river

Refers to a settlement situated on the banks of a sizable river. The term is somewhat literary or descriptive and may appear in place names or historical contexts.

• その江こう村そんは古ふるくから水すい運うんで栄さかえた。

  That riverside village has prospered from water transportation since ancient times.

• 地ち図ずで見みると、江こう村そんは川かわの屈くっ曲きょく部ぶに位い置ちしている。

  Looking at the map, the riverside village is located at a bend in the river.