haven, port, harbor, ferry
津 centers on a place where water meets land and provides access: a harbor, port, or ferry crossing. All given meanings are natural applications of this idea of a waterside transit point.
津 combines 氵 (water) with 聿, which likely contributes the sound and originally depicted a hand holding a brush, but here it is used phonetically to represent a crossing point or harbor.
Water 氵 on the left and 聿 on the right: picture a brush-like pier extending into the water, creating a haven for boats and a ferry crossing point.
For シン, imagine a ship entering the harbor with a loud shin sound as it docks: shin -> シン, and the ship finds a safe haven.
tsunami; tidal wave
Tsu (city in Mie)
Ōtsu (city in Shiga)
heavenly; imperial
Tianjin (China); Tientsin
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
dragonfly
crab omelet on rice
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
University of Aizu
Shimazu Corporation
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
Kyoto-Otsu; Kyoto and Otsu
Aizu lacquer ware
Aizukotetsu-kai (yakuza syndicate)
Battle of Aizu (1868)
Aizu Junior College
Aizu Nursing School