Translation guide
The act of lifting a ship's anchor from the sea bottom in preparation for departure. In Japanese, this is expressed with specific nautical terms or more general phrases.
To describe the action of raising the anchor from the seabed when a ship is about to set sail.
Standard phrase meaning 'to raise the anchor'. Used in nautical contexts.
船長が錨を揚げるように命じた。
The captain ordered to weigh anchor.
Formal nautical term for weighing anchor. Often used in official or technical contexts.
To use 'weighing anchor' metaphorically to mean getting ready to depart or start a journey.
午前6時に抜錨した。
We weighed anchor at 6 a.m.
Means 'to depart from port'. While not specifically 'weighing anchor', it is the natural result and often used in context.
船は明日早朝に出港する。
The ship will weigh anchor and depart early tomorrow morning.
Means 'to set out on a journey'. A natural figurative equivalent.
彼は新しい人生へと旅立った。
He weighed anchor for a new life.
General term for 'to depart'. Can be used figuratively.
いよいよ出発の時だ。
It's finally time to weigh anchor.