橋きょう畔はん

noun

approach to a bridge; area near a bridge

Refers to the area or road leading up to a bridge, or the vicinity of a bridge. Somewhat literary or formal; in everyday speech, 橋のたもと or 橋の近く are more common.

• 橋きょう畔はんには小ちいさな茶ちゃ店みせがあった。

  There was a small teahouse near the bridge.

• 彼かれは橋きょう畔はんに立たって川かわの流ながれを眺ながめた。

  He stood at the approach to the bridge and watched the river flow.