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たかなみ型護衛艦 (たかなみがたごえいかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

たかなみ型がた護ご衛えい艦かん

Meanings

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noun

Takanami-class destroyer

Refers to a specific class of destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The name is a proper noun and is not used in a general sense.

たかなみ型がた護ご衛えい艦かんは、海かい上じょう自じ衛えい隊たいの護ご衛えい艦かんの艦かん級きゅうの一ひとつです。
The Takanami-class destroyer is one of the destroyer classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Kanji

型mould, type, model
護safeguard, protect
衛defense, protection
艦

warship

Etymology

Named after the lead ship of the class, JDS Takanami (DD-110). The name たかなみ (高波) means 'high wave' or 'tall wave'.