Yokohama

American  

[yoh-kuh-hah-muh, yaw-kaw-hah-mah] / ˌjoʊ kəˈhɑ mə, ˈjɔ kɔˈhɑ mɑ /

noun

1. a seaport on SE Honshu, in central Japan, on Tokyo Bay: destructive earthquake 1923.

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Yokohama British  

/ ˌjəʊkəʊˈhɑːmə /

noun

1. a port in central Japan, on SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay: a major port and the country's second largest city situated in the largest and most populous industrial region of Japan. Pop: 3 433 612 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

When he was 13 years old, he journeyed from Yokohama to school in Indiana—alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Researchers at Yokohama National University in Japan have identified a previously unknown species of marine fungus capable of killing harmful algae that form toxic blooms.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Yoshizawa and Yokohama bring abiding tenderness to their characters’ friendship while refusing to allow either protagonist to be reduced to a simple set of qualities.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

American memory chipmaker Micron will also receive $3.63bn in subsidies from the Japanese government to grow facilities in Hiroshima, while Samsung is building a research and development facility in Yokohama.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Seaports were his heart’s delight—crowded, clanging, ship-clogged, sewage-scented cities, like Yokohama, where as an American Army private he’d spent a summer during the Korean War.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote