漁 港(ぎょこう)

ぎょこう

noun

fishing port; fishing harbor

1. fishing port; fishing harbor

A port or harbor primarily used by fishing boats for landing catches, docking, and related operations. Japan has hundreds of fishing ports along its coastline.

朝(あさ)の漁港(ぎょこう)は活気(かっき)がある。

The fishing port is lively in the morning.

この漁港(ぎょこう)では新鮮(しんせん)な魚(さかな)が直接(ちょくせつ)買(か)える。

You can buy fresh fish directly at this fishing port.

台風(たいふう)が近(ちか)づいているため、漁港(ぎょこう)の船(ふね)はすべてロープで固定(こてい)された。

Because a typhoon is approaching, all the boats in the fishing port have been tied down with ropes.

Composed of 漁(ぎょ) (fishing) + 港(こう) (port, harbor). A straightforward compound referring to ports whose primary function is commercial fishing.

Common collocations

漁港(ぎょこう)の朝市(あさいち) (fishing port morning market)
漁港(ぎょこう)に水揚(みずあ)げする (to land a catch at the fishing port)
漁港(ぎょこう)の食堂(しょくどう) (fishing port restaurant)
漁港(ぎょこう)周辺(しゅうへん) (around the fishing port)

Similar words

港(みなと) — port, harbor; general term for any port
港湾(こうわん) — harbor, port facilities; more technical and administrative
船着(ふなつ)き場(ば) — landing place, dock; smaller and less formal

Cultural note

Japanese 漁港(ぎょこう) are popular tourist destinations. Many have 朝市(あさいち) (morning markets) and 食堂(しょくどう) (restaurants) where visitors can eat ultra-fresh seafood. Famous fishing ports include 焼津(やいづ) (Yaizu), 銚子(ちょうし) (Choshi), and 境港(さかいみなと) (Sakaiminato).

Related Words

Compare: 港湾(こうわん) (harbor, port facilities)

Compare: 船着(ふなつ)き場(ば) (landing place, dock)

Compare: マリーナ (marina (harbor for pleasure boats))

Compare: ヨットハーバー (yacht harbor)

Compare: 良港(りょうこう) (good harbor)

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Added 2026.3.30 5:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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