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操舵室 (そうだしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

操そう舵だ室しつ

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Meanings

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noun

pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house

The enclosed room on a ship from which it is steered and navigated.

船せん長ちょうは操そう舵だ室しつから指し示じを出だした。
The captain gave orders from the pilothouse.

Kanji

操maneuver, manipulate, operate
舵rudder, helm, wheel
室room, apartment, chamber

Etymology

Compound of 操舵 (sōda, 'steering') + 室 (shitsu, 'room'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.