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波止場

波戸場

Reading

Kana: はとば
Romaji: hatoba
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty

Kanji

波
Readings: ハ、 なみ
Meanings: waves, billows, Poland
止
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt
場
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
戸
Readings: コ、 と
Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

Example Sentence

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.
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