noun
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
Rare literary term. Used in classical or poetic descriptions of a riverbank, particularly associated with the Yangtze River (長江). In modern Japanese, 川岸 or 河岸 are more common.
See also: 長江
古い漢詩に「江頭」という言葉がよく出てくる。
The word 江頭 often appears in old Chinese-style poems.
Compound of 江 (large river, often the Yangtze) and 頭 (head, top, edge). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'riverbank'.