入にゅう港こう

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入港する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

entry into port; arriving in harbor

Used for ships entering a port or harbor. Often used in news reports and official announcements. The antonym is 出港 (departure from port).

〈物もの〉が〈場ば所しょ〉に入にゅう港こうするfor a ship to enter/arrive at a port
貨か物もつ船せんが横よこ浜はま港こうに入にゅう港こうした。
The cargo ship entered the port of Yokohama.
入にゅう港こうを許きょ可かするto grant permission for a ship to enter port
税ぜい関かんはその船ふねの入にゅう港こうを許きょ可かした。
Customs granted the ship permission to enter the port.

寄き港こう
入港 simply means entering a port, whereas 寄港 specifically means making a stopover at a port during a longer voyage.

出しゅっ港こう
入港 means a ship arriving in port, while 出港 means a ship departing from port.
出しゅっ航こう
入港 means a ship arriving in port, the direct opposite of 出航 which means a ship setting sail from port.
船ふな出で
入港 means a ship entering port, the direct opposite of 船出's literal meaning of leaving port to sail.

入にゅう国こくN1
入港 refers to a ship entering a harbor, while 入国 refers to a person entering a country, despite the shared 入 kanji.

Compound of 入 (entry) and 港 (port).