NichiDict

開港

かいこう
[kaikou]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruTransitive

opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port

2.NounNoun・suruTransitive

opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

Examples

横浜は幕末に開港された歴史がある。

Yokohama has a history of being opened as a port at the end of the Edo period.

新空港が来月開港する予定だ。

The new airport is scheduled to open next month.

開港以来多くの外国人が訪れるようになった。

Since the port opened, many foreigners have come to visit.