湖畔

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 湖畔 is read こはん and means the shore or edge of a lake.
• Basic usage: In 湖畔の小さな宿に二泊した。, the speaker stays for two nights at a small lodge by the lake.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The lake and its shore
  • 湖畔 refers to the lake's edge rather than the water itself. 湖畔を歩く means walking along the lakeshore, not through the water.