[[File:Nameplate Tsu.png|riht|frame|''Tsu'' in Japanese]]
[[File:Nameplate Tsu.png|riht|frame|''Tsu'' in Japanese]]
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"Tsu", unlike most city names, isn't just a name but is actually a noun in the Japanese language meaning "a place where ships stop" - basically it's a word that means port.
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"Tsu", unlike most city names, isn't just a name but is actually a noun in the Japanese language meaning "a place where ships stop" - basically it's a word that means port. The "Tsu" of "Tsunami" uses the same kanji. Additionally, the popular Chinese dish, Tenshinhan, uses the "Tsu" kanji, albeit pronounced "shin".