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港町 (minatomachi) Japanese meaning: port town | Kotomora

港みなと町まち

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

port town; harbor town

A town or city centered around a port or harbor.

横よこ浜はまは有ゆう名めいな港みなと町まちです。
Yokohama is a famous port city.

港みなと町まちには新しん鮮せんな魚さかながたくさんある。

There is a lot of fresh fish in the port town.

Kanji

港harbor
町town, village, block

Related words

港みなと
港 means 'port' or 'harbor' as a physical location, while 港町 refers to the town or city built around it.

Built from

港みなと+町まち

Written forms

港みなと町まちUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling for 'port town'.
みなとまちUsage2%
Kana spelling is readable but less common; kanji is preferred.

Etymology

Compound of 港 (みなと, 'port') and 町 (まち, 'town').