金門湾

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
金 門 湾
きん
Grade: 1 		もん
Grade: 2 		わん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
金門灣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

"Golden Gate Bay", in reference to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

金(きん)門(もん)湾(わん) • (Kinmonwan) ←きんもんわん (Kinmon'wan)?

  1. (obsolete) San Francisco Bay (a bay of San Francisco, California, United States)
    • 1936 July 7, 新世界朝日新聞 [New World Sun], page 8:
      獨立祭(どくりつさい)もすみました。すぐ練習艦隊(れんしふかんたい)が桑港(さうかう)の金門灣(きんもんわん)内(ない)へはいつて參(まい)ります。
      Dokuritsusai mo sumimashita. Sugu renshū kantai ga Sōkō no Kinmonwan-nai e haitte mairimasu.
      Independence Day holiday is gone. Soon, we shall see the Japanese Naval training ships in the San Francisco bay.

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