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碇綱 (いかりづな) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

碇いかり綱づな

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Meanings

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noun

anchor cable; anchor rope

Refers to the rope or cable connecting an anchor to a vessel.

船せん員いんは碇いかり綱づなを引ひいて錨いかりを上あげた。
The sailor pulled the anchor cable and raised the anchor.

Written forms

碇いかり綱づなUsage25%
Standard kanji spelling for anchor cable.
錨いかり綱づなUsage63%
Alternate kanji spelling using 錨 (anchor).
いかりづなUsage13%

Kanji

碇

anchor, grapnel

綱hawser, class (genus), rope

錨anchor, grapnel

Etymology

Compound of 碇 (ikari, 'anchor') and 綱 (tsuna, 'rope').