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津
port · ferry · haven
N1On: しんKun: つ
Memory Aid
The **water** radical (氵) on the left meets the component on the right (聿), which can look like a **boat with a mast**. This combination forms the image of a **port** or a place for ferries.
'TSU' — Think of a **TSUnami** that might hit a **port** or coastal area.
Vocabulary
津波つなみtsunami
港津こうしんport, harbor
大津おおつŌtsu (city name)
津々浦々つつうらうらevery nook and cranny, all over the country
Example Sentences
大きな津波が町を襲いました。
A huge tsunami hit the town.
その町は昔から港津として栄えました。
That town has flourished as a port since ancient times.
大津市は琵琶湖の南西に位置しています。
Ōtsu City is located to the southwest of Lake Biwa.
彼は日本の津々浦々を旅しました。
He traveled all over Japan.