noun

  1. pier, wharf, quay, dock.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
埠頭 ふとう
 
ふ頭 ふとう
阜頭 ふとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wharf
フ ホ つか (Kentei Pre-1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
hill, mound, left village radical (no. 170)
フ フウ おか (11th)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
head, counter for large animals
あたま トウ ズ (2nd, N3)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)