みなとまち

Japanese

Alternative spelling
港町

Etymology

From 港(みなと) (minato, “port”) + 町(まち) (machi, “town”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みなとまち [mìnáꜜtòmàchì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [mʲina̠to̞ma̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

みなとまち • (minatomachi) ^{←みなとまち (minatomati)^?}

port town

Synonyms

港湾都市(こうわんとし) (kōwan toshi, “port city”), 港市(こうし) (kōshi, “port city”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN