水すい涯がい

noun

water's edge; shoreline

Refers to the edge of a body of water, such as a river, lake, or sea. Somewhat literary or formal; in everyday speech, 水辺 (みずべ) or 岸 (きし) are more common.

• 彼かれは水すい涯がいに立たって遠とおくを見みつめていた。

  He stood at the water's edge and gazed into the distance.