漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 312 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
みなと
Meaning
harbor, port

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 (water) + 巷 (phonetic, kou) — a watery place where boats gather: a harbor.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ港湾・漁港・出港
みなと

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 空港くうこう

    airport

  • 漁港ぎょこう

    fishing port

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

港に 大きな ふねが あります。

There is a big ship at the harbor.

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