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湊

湊: harbor

harbor; gather
12 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
ソウ
Kun
みなと・あつまる

湊 (みなと) is a literary spelling of 港, mostly seen in names; 輻湊 (congestion) is also written 輻輳.

Key words

湊みなとharbor; port (literary)
輻湊ふくそうcongestion; overcrowding
春の湊はるのみなとend of spring (literary)

Example sentences

At the harbor at dusk, boats back from fishing returned one after another.

On the first day of the long holiday, traffic in front of the station was congested.

As the end of spring drew near, the cherry blossoms in the garden had all fallen.

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