江こう頭とう

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

• 古ふるい漢かん詩しに「江こう頭とう」という言こと葉ばがよく出でてくる。

  The word 江頭 often appears in old Chinese-style poems.