川岸・河岸|かわぎしkawagishi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounriverbank; riverside
   川岸かわぎしで数すう人にんの男おとこが糸いとを垂たれている。↗

   Several men are fishing from the riverbank.

• Synonym川端かわばたNeutralRiverside; same meaning as 「川岸」, but frequent in place names and literature, with a refined flavour.
• Synonym川辺かわべNeutralThe area by the river, a little wider than 「川岸」, taking in the nearby land.
• Synonym河畔かはんWrittenWritten; riverside, used in place names and description, as in 「セーヌ河畔」, with an elegant tone.
• Synonym川べりかわべりNeutralThe bank right beside the water, common in speech; close to 「川岸」 but stresses the edge running along the river.
• Synonym川っぷちかわっぷちCasualColloquial, with an old Edo-dialect flavour; the riverside, in a strongly slangy tone.
• Synonym川っぺりかわっぺりCasualColloquial; the spot right by the river. Same as 「川べり」 but more casual.
• Synonym河岸かしNeutralRead 「かし」, it also means riverbank, but is also short for 「魚河岸」 (a fish market) and figuratively a place to have fun.

Use 「川岸」 for a riverbank in general and 「川辺」 or 「川べり」 for the area along a river; 「河畔」 suits written place names. 「河岸（かし）」 also means riverbank and is short for a fish market.

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1. 川かわの岸辺きしべ。陸地りくちが川かわに接せっするあたり。川岸かわぎし。