沿い
Meanings
1
Suffix attached to nouns, typically used with に to indicate location along a linear feature such as a river, coast, railway, or street.
Cherry trees are planted along the river.
I walked along the road that runs beside the railway.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉沿いに〈動詞〉to do something along/beside a place (river, road, coast, etc.)
I like taking walks along the river.
- 〈場所〉沿いの〈物〉something situated along a place
We had dinner at a restaurant along the coast.
- 〈場所〉沿いを〈動詞〉to move along a place (e.g. a road, track, or river)
The train runs along the coastline.