港 湾(こうわん)

こうわん

noun

harbor; port; port facility

formaltechnicalbuilding

1. harbor; port; port facility

A harbor or port area, especially when referring to the infrastructure and facilities as a whole. More formal and technical than 港 alone.

港湾(こうわん)施設(しせつ)の整備(せいび)が進(すす)んでいる。

Development of port facilities is progressing.

この地域(ちいき)は港湾(こうわん)を中心(ちゅうしん)に発展(はってん)してきた。

This area has developed with the port at its center.

国際(こくさい)港湾(こうわん)として機能(きのう)するためには、大型(おおがた)船舶(せんぱく)が入(はい)れる水深(すいしん)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

To function as an international port, sufficient water depth for large vessels is required.

Usage: 港湾(こうわん) is a formal, technical term for a port or harbor, often used in administrative, logistics, and engineering contexts. In everyday speech, 港(みなと) is more natural.

Common collocations

港湾(こうわん)施設(しせつ) (port facilities)
港湾(こうわん)都市(とし) (port city)
港湾(こうわん)労働者(ろうどうしゃ) (port workers, longshoremen)
港湾(こうわん)整備(せいび) (port development/maintenance)
国際(こくさい)港湾(こうわん) (international port)

Similar words: 港(みなと) is the everyday word for a port or harbor. 港湾(こうわん) is the official/technical term that encompasses the entire port infrastructure. In compound modifiers (e.g., 港湾(こうわん)施設(しせつ)), 港湾(こうわん) is preferred over 港(みなと).

Related Words

Related: 港(みなと) (port; harbor (everyday term))

Compare: 漁港(ぎょこう) (fishing port)

Compare: 海港(かいこう) (seaport)

Compare: 良港(りょうこう) (good harbor)

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Added 2026.3.3 20:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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