みなと

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of みなと – see the following entries.
【港】3
[noun] [from 720] a sluice; a section of a river to let water in and out
[noun] [from 720] a port, harbour; a place where boats can unload
[noun] [from 1205] (figurative) a stop
[proper noun] Minato (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] an administrative district in Nagoya prefecture
[proper noun] an administrative district in Osaka Prefecture
[proper noun] a male given name
【湊】J
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, みなと (minato), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as みなと, see Category:Japanese kanji read as みなと.)
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