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湾頭 (わんとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

湾わん頭とう

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Meanings

1

noun

bay shore; shore of a bay

Refers to the land along the edge of a bay. A straightforward geographic term.

湾わん頭とうには小ちいさな漁ぎょ村そんがある。
There is a small fishing village on the bay shore.

Kanji

湾gulf, bay, inlet
頭head, counter for large animals

Etymology

Compound of 湾 (わん, 'bay') and 頭 (とう, 'head' or 'edge'), literally 'bay's edge'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'bay shore'.