Yokohama

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UK/ˌjəʊkəˈhɑːmə/US/ˌjoʊkəˈhɑmə/

proper noun

The capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo.
  2. A town in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 横浜(よこはま) (Yokohama).

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Translations

Arabic يُوكُوهَامَا, يُوكُوهَامَا
  • يُوكُوهَامَا (yūkūhāmā)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • يُوكُوهَامَا (yokohamā)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Chinese Mandarin 橫濱 /横滨
  • 橫濱 /横滨 (Héngbīn)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Esperanto Jokohamo
  • Jokohamocapital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Finnish Jokohama
  • Jokohamacapital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
French Yokohama
  • Yokohamacapital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
German Yokohama
  • Yokohamacapital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Greek Γιοκοχάμα
  • Γιοκοχάμα (Giokocháma)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Hebrew יוקוהמה
  • יוקוהמה (yokohama)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Hindi योकोहामा
  • योकोहामा (yokohāmā)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Japanese 横浜
  • 横浜 (Yokohama)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Korean 요코하마, 요꼬하마
  • 요코하마 (Yokohama)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • 요꼬하마 (Yokkohama)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Polish Jokohama
  • Jokohamacapital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Russian Иокога́ма, Йокоха́ма
  • Иокога́ма (Iokogáma)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Йокоха́ма (Jokoxáma)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Spanish Yokohama
  • Yokohamacapital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Thai โยโกฮามะ
  • โยโกฮามะ (yoo-goo-haa-má)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Ukrainian Йокога́ма
  • Йокога́ма (Jokoháma)capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Vietnamese Yokohama, I-ô-cô-ha-ma
  • Yokohamacapital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • I-ô-cô-ha-macapital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Hoành Tâncapital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Cite this entry
APA

Yokohama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yokohama

MLA

“Yokohama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yokohama. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yokohama,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yokohama.

Source: Yokohama on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.