港 Kanji – harbor
The Japanese kanji 港 can mean harbor.
Meaning and Readings
How is 港 read?
港 has the onyomi reading コウ and the kunyomi reading みなと.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kou, minato.
Common Japanese Words Using 港
These common Japanese words contain 港. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 開港（かいこう） — opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.), starting operations at a port
- 寄港（きこう） — calling at a port
- 漁港（ぎょこう） — fishing harbour, fishing harbor
- 空港（くうこう） — airport
- 軍港（ぐんこう） — naval port, naval station
- 港（みなと） — harbour, harbor, port
- 港内（こうない） — inside the harbour, inside the harbor
- 港湾（こうわん） — harbour, harbor
- 香港（ホンコン） — Hong Kong
- 出港（しゅっこう） — departure from a port, leaving port, setting sail
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