港(みなと)

みなと
noun
port, harbor
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1. port, harbor
A place on the coast where ships load and unload.
港(みなと)が見(み)える。
I can see the harbor.
港(みなと)に船(ふね)が着(つ)いた。
A ship arrived at the port.
横浜(よこはま)港(みなと)は有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Yokohama Port is famous.
港(みなと)から貨物船(かもつせん)が出発(しゅっぱつ)するのを見(み)た。
I saw a cargo ship departing from the harbor.
この町(まち)は昔(むかし)から港(みなと)として栄(さか)えていて、今(いま)でも多(おお)くの船(ふね)が行(い)き来(き)している。
This town has prospered as a port since long ago, and even now many ships come and go.

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

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Pronunciation

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

Related Words

Related: 港湾(こうわん) (port; harbor (formal/technical))
Related: 船(ふね) (boat, ship)
Related: 駅(えき) (station)
Compare: 桟橋(さんばし) (pier, wharf, jetty)
Related: コンテナ (container)
Related: 岸壁(がんぺき) (quay wall)
Compare: 埠頭(ふとう) (wharf)
Compare: 船着(ふなつ)き場(ば) (boat landing)
Compare: マリーナ (marina (harbor for pleasure boats))
Compare: ヨットハーバー (yacht harbor)
Related: 入(い)り江(え) (inlet, cove, bay)
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Added 2026.1.8 21:21 · Revised 2026.10.10 22:29
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