How to say "dock" in Japanese

• ドックCommon
  nounCovers the enclosed structure sense of 'dock', especially a dry dock for repairing or building ships. The everyday sense of a ship-to-shore pier is better expressed by other words.
• 埠頭ふとうCommon
  nounCovers the harbor sense of 'dock': a pier, wharf, or quay where ships berth and passengers or cargo are handled. Use this for 'the ship docked at the dock' contexts.
  ジムは埠頭ふとうへ釣つりに行いった。↗

  Jim went fishing from the pier.

Use 「ドック」 for an enclosed dry dock where ships are repaired, and 埠頭 for a waterfront structure or area where ships moor and cargo is loaded.

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• ドックdock
• 埠頭ふとうpier
• 差し引くさしひくto deduct
• 船渠せんきょdock
• クレードルdocking station (for an electronic device)