横须贺市

橫須賀市

HéngxūhèShì

popculture

Meanings

1 Yokosuka City (Japan)
2 port city in Kanagawa Prefecture, home to a major US naval base

Characters

horizontal (Yoko-)

must (-suka, kun reading)

to congratulate (-ka)

Examples

横须贺市是日本重要的军港。

Héngxūhè Shì shì Rìběn zhòngyào de jūngǎng.

Yokosuka is one of Japan's major naval ports.

他在横须贺市的美军基地工作。

Tā zài Héngxūhè Shì de Měijūn jīdì gōngzuò.

He works at the US military base in Yokosuka.

Tips

culture

Yokosuka houses the US Seventh Fleet's main base — the only one outside US territory hosting an aircraft carrier. The city's identity blends Japanese suburbia with American naval culture.

Stroke Order

横 héng

须 xū

贺 hè

市 shì