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檣頭 (しょうとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

檣しょう頭とう

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Meanings

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noun

masthead; top of a mast

formal or literary

Formal or literary term used in nautical contexts. Rare in everyday speech.

檣しょう頭とうに旗はたを掲かかげる。
Hoist a flag at the masthead.

Kanji

檣mast
頭head, counter for large animals

Similar words

マスト
Common loanword for 'mast', used in modern contexts. 檣頭 is a more specific and literary term for the top of a mast.

Etymology

Compound of 檣 (しょう, 'mast') and 頭 (とう, 'head, top'). The reading is on'yomi. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.