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係船柱 (けいせんちゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

係けい船せん柱ちゅう

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Meanings

1

noun

bollard; mooring post; bitt

A short post on a dock or ship used to secure mooring lines. Technical term used in maritime contexts.

船ふねを係けい船せん柱ちゅうにしっかりとつなぐ。
Secure the boat firmly to the bollard.
港みなとには新あたらしい係けい船

せん

柱ちゅう

が

設せっ

置ち

さ

れ

た

。

New mooring posts were installed at the port.

Written forms

係けい船せん柱ちゅう
Standard kanji spelling for a mooring post or bollard.
繋けい船せん柱ちゅう
Alternate kanji form using 繋 (connect/moor); less common than 係船柱.

Kanji

係person in charge, connection, duty
船ship, boat
柱pillar, post, cylinder
繋tie, fasten, chain

Etymology

Compound of 係船 (mooring a ship) + 柱 (post/pillar). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward technical compound.