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あか取り (あかとり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

あかとり

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Meanings

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noun

bailer (boat)

usually written using kana alone

A tool for scooping water out of a boat. The word is usually written in kana.

ボートに水みずが入はいったので、あか取とりでくみ出だした。
Water got into the boat, so I bailed it out with a bailer.

Written forms

あか取とり
Usually written in kana; the kanji 淦 is rare and may not be recognized by many readers.
淦あか取とり
Rare kanji form using 淦 (bilge water). The kana form あか取り is strongly preferred.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
淦bilge water

Etymology

Compound of あか (bilge water) and 取り (taking, removing). The kanji 淦 specifically means bilge water, but the word is now almost always written in kana.