How to say "quay" in Japanese

• 埠頭ふとうCommon
  nounThe quay as a port facility: a harbor area where ships berth and cargo is handled. The word you meet in shipping and port contexts, covering the whole berth area, not just the waterside edge.
  ジムは埠頭ふとうへ釣つりに行いった。↗

  Jim went fishing from the pier.
• 岸壁がんぺきCommon
  nounThe quay as a physical structure: the wall-like edge of the harbor where vessels moor. Fitting when the emphasis is on the built waterfront wall itself rather than the port area as a whole.
  船ふねは岸壁がんぺきからしだいに遠とおざかって行いった。↗

  The boat moved slowly away from the quay.
• 波止場はとばCommon
  nounThe quay as a landing place: where boats put in and passengers and goods come ashore. The word has a nostalgic harbor-front flavor and suits the landing-stage sense of 'quay' particularly well.
  そのボートは波止場はとばにつながれていた。↗

  The boat was alongside the quay.

Use 埠頭 for the port facility or berth area as a whole, 岸壁 for the quay wall structure where ships moor, and 波止場 for the landing place where boats put in, with its nostalgic harbor flavor.

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• 埠頭ふとうpier
• 岸壁がんぺきquay
• 波止場はとばwharf