岸がん壁ぺき

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

A man-made structure along a harbor or riverbank where ships dock to load and unload.

wall-like shoreline; cliff wall

A natural steep rock face or cliff that rises directly from the water, resembling a wall. Often used in geographical or scenic descriptions.

〈物もの〉〉が岸壁がんぺきに停泊ていはくするfor a ship to be berthed at the quay
大おお型がたタンカーが岸がん壁ぺきに停てい泊はくしていた。
A large tanker was berthed at the quay.
岸壁がんぺきがそびえるfor a cliff wall to tower/rise up
海かい岸がんには高たかい岸がん壁ぺきがそびえていた。
A tall cliff wall towered above the coast.
岸壁がんぺきで〈物もの〉〉を降おろすto unload cargo at the quay
作さ業ぎょう員いんたちは岸がん壁ぺきで荷に物もつを降おろした。
The workers unloaded the cargo at the quay.
〈物もの〉〉が岸壁がんぺきに着つくfor a ship to arrive at/pull up to the quay
船ふねは無む事じに岸がん壁ぺきに着ついた。
The ship safely arrived at the quay.

埠ふ頭とう sense 1
埠頭 is a pier or wharf that extends out into the water, whereas 岸壁 is a quay built flush along the shoreline.
波止場はとば sense 1
波止場 is a slightly old-fashioned, more everyday word for a harbor wharf, while 岸壁 is the more technical or official term for the same kind of structure.
桟さん橋ばしN1sense 1
桟橋 refers to a jetty or gangway structure that projects over the water for boarding boats, while 岸壁 is a solid retaining wall along the shore where ships dock.

岩がん壁ぺき sense 2
岸壁 and 岩壁 are both read がんぺき, but 岸壁 usually refers to a man-made quay or shoreline cliff, while 岩壁 specifically means a natural rock face, often used in climbing contexts.

Compound of 岸 (shore) and 壁 (wall), literally 'shore wall'. The reading がんぺき is the on'yomi of both characters.