埠ふ頭とう

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

A structure where ships can berth to load and unload cargo or passengers. Common in port and logistics contexts.

〈物もの〉が埠ふ頭とうに接せつ岸がんするfor a ship to come alongside the pier
大おお型がたタンカーが埠ふ頭とうに接せつ岸がんした。
A large tanker came alongside the pier.
埠ふ頭とうで〈物もの〉を降おろすto unload cargo at the pier
作さ業ぎょう員いんたちは埠ふ頭とうで貨か物もつを降おろした。
The workers unloaded the cargo at the pier.
埠ふ頭とうから出しゅっ航こうするto set sail from the pier
船ふねは埠ふ頭とうから出しゅっ航こうした。
The ship set sail from the pier.

波止場はとば
波止場 is a more general, often smaller landing place, while 埠頭 refers specifically to a built pier or quay for cargo and passenger handling.
桟さん橋ばしN1
桟橋 is typically a smaller wooden pier or jetty used for boarding boats or fishing, whereas 埠頭 is a larger industrial structure for loading and unloading cargo ships.
港みなとN4
港 refers to the whole harbor or port area, while 埠頭 is the specific pier or quay structure within it where ships actually dock.
岸がん壁ぺき
埠頭 is a pier or wharf that extends out into the water, whereas 岸壁 is a quay built flush along the shoreline.

埠ふ頭とうUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
ふ頭とうUsage14%
Simplified variant using kana for the first character; seen in some publications.

The kanji 埠 means 'wharf' or 'pier', and 頭 means 'head' or 'end', together forming the concept of a landing place. The reading ふとう is on'yomi.