Suffix attached to nouns, typically used with に to indicate location along a linear feature such as a river, coast, railway, or street.
川沿いに桜が植えられている。
Cherry trees are planted along the river.
I like taking walks along the river.
線路沿いの道を歩いた。
I walked along the road that runs beside the railway.
We had dinner at a restaurant along the coast.
The train runs along the coastline.
seaside; coast; coastal area
along the river; riverside
along the road; roadside
along the wall
along a mountain; along mountains
Standard kanji spelling for the suffix meaning 'along'.
Rarely used kanji form; 沿い is strongly preferred.
Derived from the verb 沿う (そう, 'to run along'), used as a suffix.