波止場・波戸場|はとばhatoba[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
   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.

• Synonym岸壁がんぺきNeutralA quay: a mooring wall built along the shoreline; also used for a cliff. More facility-focused than 「波止場」, and neutral in register.
• Synonym桟橋さんばしNeutralA pier: a structure reaching from the shore out over the water for getting on and off a boat. More structure-focused than 「波止場」; neutral in register.
• Synonym埠頭ふとうWrittenWritten/formal word for a port facility where ships dock to unload cargo and let passengers on and off.
• Related突堤とっていWrittenWritten/formal term for a jetty: a breakwater-like structure jutting out into the sea.

Use 「波止場」 for a harbor wharf where ships moor, one with a breakwater; it carries a nostalgic, lyrical tone. Formally, say 「埠頭」; a pier is 「桟橋」; a mooring wall is 「岸壁」.

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1. 港みなとで波止はとがある場所ばしょ。埠頭ふとう。
2. 港みなと。