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The modern port of Yokohama is called Minato Mirai, which means the
port of the future. It’s next to a very pretty harbor, where a big fire-
port works event is organized every summer. If you’re not afraid of crowds,
it’s worth seeing! Combining this kanji with the kanji for “sky,” you get
KŌ/minato kukō (literally sky port), in other words, “airport.” When you get

to Japan, you might arrive at Narita Kokusai Kūkō
(Narita International Airport).

Radical: ⺡ Number of strokes: twelve

You may know that Japanese people tend to be poly-
god, gods theistic. According to Shinto (Shintoism), 神

kami (gods) are present everywhere: in trees, rivers,
SHIN, JIN/ mountains, rocks, and so on. When students want to
pass entrance examinations, they may pray to the
kami kamisama (gods).

Radical: ⺭ Number of strokes: nine

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