How do you read 母港?

母港 is read ぼこう (bokou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 母港?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 母港 in romaji?

母港 is written bokou in romaji, also spelled boko.

母港ぼこう

ぼこう · bokou (also spelled boko)

noun

Home port

Other ways to say “home port” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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母Mother 音ぼ訓はは・も JLPT N5 · 5 strokes 港Harbor 音こう訓みなと JLPT N3 · 12 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

母はは(my) mother 伯母おば(humble) aunt (older than one’s parent)叔母おばaunt (younger than one’s parent)祖母そぼgrandmother 母校ぼこうalma mater 母国ぼこくone’s home country (same as 自分の国 (じぶんのくに))港みなとharbor, port ～港～こう~ port

Questions

What does 母港 mean?

Home port.

How do you pronounce 母港?

ぼこう (bokou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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