(みなと)

みなと
noun
port, harbor
geographytransportation
1. port, harbor
A place on the coast where ships load and unload.
(みなと)()える
I can see the harbor.
(みなと)(ふね)()いた
A ship arrived at the port.
Yokohama Port is famous.
I saw a cargo ship departing from the harbor.
This town has prospered as a port since long ago, and even now many ships come and go.

(みなと) refers to a port or harbor where ships dock, load, and unload.

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In compound words, (みなと) often takes the on'yomi reading こう, as in 港湾(こうわん) (harbor/port facilities).