native of Yokohama; Yokohama local
Colloquial term for someone born and raised in Yokohama. Often carries a sense of local pride or identity.
彼は生まれも育ちも横浜の浜っ子だ。
He is a true Yokohama native, born and raised there.
浜っ子なら誰でも知っている老舗のパン屋。
A long-established bakery that every Yokohama local knows.
Standard kanji spelling for a native of Yokohama.
Kana spelling of the suffix っ子 is common in casual writing.
Formed from 浜, a familiar abbreviation of 横浜, and っ子, denoting a person native to or closely associated with a place.