沿い

ぞい

along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

SuffixJLPT N3

What does 沿い mean?

沿い is a Japanese suffix meaning along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street) in English. It is written as 沿い in kanji, ぞい in hiragana, and zoi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

船は海岸沿いに航行していた。

The ship sailed along the coast.