沿い (Zoi) is a Japanese suffix meaning “along (a river, coast, railway, etc.), on (e.g. a street)”.
Meanings
- suffixalong (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)after a noun; usu. 〜に
Examples
彼は海岸沿いに歩いた。
He walked along the shore.
車は海岸沿いに走った。
The car ran along the shore.
街道沿いに家が並んでいた。
Houses were lined up alongside the highway.
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