noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to the area along the sea, often used as a noun or with の to modify another noun (e.g., 海沿いの町).
海沿いの道を散歩するのが好きです。
I like walking along the seaside road.
This town is located on the coast.
Compound of 海 (umi, 'sea') + 沿い (zoi, 'along'). The reading ぞい is a rendaku form of そい.