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潜水空母 (せんすいくうぼ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
submarine aircraft carrier
A military vessel that functions both as a submarine and an aircraft carrier; a historical concept, especially associated with the Imperial Japanese Navy's I-400 class.
ちゅう
から
航こう
空くう
機き
を
発はっ
進しん
さ
せる
こと
が
でき
た
。
Submarine aircraft carriers could launch aircraft from underwater.
Similar words 航こう 空くう 母ぼ 艦かん A standard aircraft carrier; 潜水空母 is a submarine variant, while 航空母艦 is a surface vessel.
潜せん 水すい 艦かん A submarine without aircraft-carrying capability; 潜水空母 adds the aircraft carrier function.
Etymology Compound of 潜水 (sensui, 'submerge, dive') and 空母 (kūbo), an abbreviation of 航空母艦 (kōkū bokan, 'aircraft carrier'). The term refers to a submarine that carries and launches aircraft.
