# 港 — harbour; port

港 means “harbour; port”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: みなと (minato). You'll see it in words such as 港 (minato, “harbour; port”).

- Meaning: harbour; port
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: みなと (minato)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Travel & transport

## How to remember 港

Water (氵) where all the boats come together (共): a harbour.

Parts: 氵 water · 共 together · 己 self

## Words with 港

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 港 | みなと (minato) | harbour; port |

## More in the “Travel & transport” set

[輸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/transport/) · [港](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harbour/) · [路](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/route/) · [橋](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bridge/) · [船](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ship/)

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