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たちかぜ型護衛艦 (たちかぜがたごえいかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

たちかぜ型がた護ご衛えい艦かん

Meanings

1

noun

Tachikaze-class destroyer

Refers to the Tachikaze-class guided-missile destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

たちかぜ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ミサイル護ご衛えい艦かんである。
The Tachikaze-class destroyer is a guided-missile destroyer 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 Tachikaze (DDG-168). The name たちかぜ means 'standing wind' or 'sword wind'.