出港

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 出港, read しゅっこう, denotes departure from port and forms the verb 出港する.
• Basic usage: 貨物船が出港した reports the ship's departure; 出港前に確認する places an inspection before sailing.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Completed departure and 出港前
  • した predicates that the vessel left, while the direct compound with 前 establishes a time before that event.