also: スクーバ · スキューバー · スクーバー
noun
scuba; scuba diving equipment
Refers to the self-contained underwater breathing apparatus or the gear used for scuba diving. Often used in compounds like スキューバダイビング.
スキューバのライセンスを取るために、講習を受けた。
I took a course to get a scuba license.
新しいスキューバを買って、沖縄の海に潜りに行った。
I bought new scuba gear and went diving in the Okinawan sea.
The activity of scuba diving, while スキューバ refers to the equipment or the system itself.
Borrowed from English 'scuba', an acronym for 'self-contained underwater breathing apparatus'.