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湾 means 'gulf' or 'inlet'
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Kun いりえ gulf, bay, inlet
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 湾 is used 4 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 湾 is used 50 times, read 1 way.
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