金門湾

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

• IPA^(key): [kʲĩmːõ̞ɰ̃β̞ã̠ɴ]

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.

Synonyms

• サンフランシスコ湾(わん) (San Furanshisuko-wan)