noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
seaside; by the sea
Colloquial noun meaning the area right next to the sea; often used in casual conversation. Functions as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
See also: へり
海っぺりの道を散歩するのが好きだ。
I like walking along the seaside road.
あの民宿は海っぺりにあるから、部屋から海が見えるよ。
That guesthouse is right by the sea, so you can see the ocean from the room.
Standard colloquial spelling; the っぺり is a euphonic change from へり (縁).
Kanji spelling using 縁 (へり) for 'edge'; rarely used in practice.
A colloquial compound of 海 (うみ, 'sea') and っぺり, a euphonic shift from へり (縁, 'edge'), meaning 'the edge of the sea'.