港

• 読み: みなと
• ローマ字: minato
• 漢字の分解: 港 (kou/minato) — harbor, port
• 発音: /mi.na.to/

意味

A harbor; a port. A place where ships dock and cargo is loaded or unloaded.

Can refer to both commercial shipping ports and smaller harbors. The word also appears in place names, most famously 港区 (Minato-ku), a ward in Tokyo. Often associated with seaside cities and international trade.

例文

1. 横浜の港はとても大きいです。
2. 港に大きな船が止まっていた。
3. 友達と港の近くのレストランで食事をした。

使い方ガイド

場面: travel, geography, transportation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 港 combines 氵 (water radical) and 巷 (a phonetic element meaning alley/lane), suggesting a waterway where ships enter and gather.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal