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火輪船 (かりんせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

火か輪りん船せん

Meanings

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noun

archaic

Archaic term for a paddle steamer, a steam-powered vessel using paddle wheels. Replaced by modern terms like 外輪船 (がいりんせん).

幕ばく末まつに火か輪りん船せんが日本にほんに導どう入にゅうされた。
Paddle steamers were introduced to Japan at the end of the Edo period.

Kanji

火fire
輪wheel, ring, circle
船ship, boat

Similar words

外がい輪りん船せん
Modern term for a paddle steamer; 火輪船 is its archaic predecessor.

Etymology

Compound of 火輪 (かりん, 'fire wheel', an old term for a paddle wheel) and 船 (せん, 'ship'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term fell out of use as 外輪船 became standard.