湾 Kanji – gulf

Meaning and Readings

How is 湾 read?

湾 has the onyomi reading ワン and the kunyomi reading いりえ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as wan, irie.

Common Japanese Words Using 湾

These common Japanese words contain 湾. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 港湾（こうわん） — harbour, harbor
• 台湾（たいわん） — Taiwan
• 湾（わん） — bay, gulf, inlet
• 湾岸（わんがん） — gulf coast, bay coast
• 湾曲（わんきょく） — curve, bend, crook
• メキシコ湾（メキシコわん） — Gulf of Mexico

Related Kanji

• 浦
  bay, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, seacoast
• 江
  creek, inlet, bay
• 韓
  Korea
• 渡
  transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate
• 失
  lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
• 移
  shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into