湾岸

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 湾岸 is read わんがん and refers to the coast around a bay or gulf, 湾.
• Basic usage: It describes the location of facilities or buildings along a bay.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Coast and bay coast
  • 海岸 broadly names the meeting of sea and land, while 湾岸 specifies a bay or gulf coast. It does not mean any riverbank or waterfront.