港
harbor
Readings
On'yomi
- コウ
Kun'yomi
- みなと
Meaning
港 centers on a sheltered place where boats dock: a harbor or port.
Most common words using 港
20 of 115- 空港くうこうN5
airport
- 港みなとN4
harbour; harbor; port
- 香港ホンコン
Hong Kong
- 港湾こうわん
harbour; harbor
- 漁港ぎょこう
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
- 出港しゅっこう
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
- 入港にゅうこう
entry into port; arriving in harbor
- 港町みなとまち
port city; harbor city; harbour city
- 寄港きこう
calling at a port
- 母港ぼこう
home port
- 開港かいこう
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port
- 空港線くうこうせん
Airport Line; Kūkō Line
- 香港ドルホンコンドル
Hong Kong dollar
- 帰港きこう
returning to port
- 軍港ぐんこう
naval port; naval station
- 臨港りんこう
facing (along) the harbor (harbour)
- 築港ちっこう
harbor construction
- 港内こうない
inside the harbour; inside the harbor
- 港湾局こうわんきょく
Port and Harbor Authority
- 海港かいこう
port; seaport
Study
Etymology
港 combines 氵 (water) with 巷, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a passage or lane, suggesting a water passage where boats can shelter.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 beside 巷, which looks like a lane between buildings. Picture a water lane leading into a sheltered harbor.
Reading mnemonic
For コウ, imagine a harbor with a big gate that says 'KO' (like 'company' abbreviated) — ships enter the KO harbor: KO -> コウ.