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Kotomora

港

harbor

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 500Strokes12

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

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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.