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Kanji Detail for 湊 - "harbor"

湊

  • Meaning

    湊 means "harbor." Also associated with gather, converge.

    1. Gather - To come together; to assemble.

    2. Harbor - A port; a place where ships dock.

    3. Converge - To meet at a point; to unite.

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    • Verified meaning: harbor
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あつむ, しん, すすむ, そう)
    • Also carries these associations: gather, converge

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 湊

    Given names 湊(あつむ)Listen 湊(みなと)Listen

    Surnames 湊(しん)Listen 湊(すすむ)Listen 湊(そう)Listen 湊(はた)Listen 湊(みなとざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    port; harbor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    piece together, assemble

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to piece together, to assemble

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Interchangeable with 輳. To gather. Also, the texture of skin and meridians is called 湊理. Originally written as 腠.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    atsu.maru(あつ-まる) あつ-まる

    minato(みなと) みなと

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    gather harbor converge port assemble collect congregate dock jetty marina maritime pier quay anchorage shipping accumulate

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