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浦
cove · bay · inlet · seashore
N1On: ホKun: うら
Memory Aid
Imagine the 'water' radical (氵) as waves crashing against a curved shoreline, forming a 'cove' or 'bay' that is 'held' by the enclosing land (represented by 甫).
Vocabulary
浦うらcove, bay
浦安うらやすUrayasu (city name)
浦島太郎うらしまたろうUrashima Taro (Japanese folktale character)
浦風うらかぜbay breeze
Example Sentences
その美しい浦には、小さな漁村があります。
There is a small fishing village in that beautiful cove.
千葉県の浦安市は、東京ディズニーリゾートがあることで有名です。
Urayasu City in Chiba Prefecture is famous for having Tokyo Disney Resort.
日本の昔話には浦島太郎という物語があります。
There is a story called Urashima Taro in Japanese folktales.
彼は舟を漕いで浦の奥へと進んだ。
He rowed his boat and proceeded deep into the cove.