港・湊|みなとminato[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounharbour; harbor; port
   その船ふねはいま港みなとにある。↗

   The ship is now in the harbor.

• Synonym港湾こうわんWrittenWritten/formal prose term for a port and its facilities, as in 「港湾施設」; common in administration and engineering. In everyday speech, say 「港」.
• Synonym海港かいこうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a port on the sea, contrasted with 「河港」; it stresses that the port is located on the coast.
• SynonymハーバーCasualColloquial loanword for a port or harbour, seen mostly in place names and shop names, e.g. 「ハーバーランド」.

For a port, 「港」 is the default. Use 「港湾」 in administrative or engineering contexts, 「海港」 when stressing a coastal location, and 「ハーバー」 in place and shop names.

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1. （みなと）陸りくに接せっした海洋かいよう、湖沼こしょう、河川かせんの一部いちぶ及およびその接せっした陸地りくちの部分ぶぶんであり、船ふねを係留けいりゅうし人ひとや荷物にもつの積み下つみおろしを行おこなう設備せつび。