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笠戸丸 (かさとまる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

笠かさ戸と丸まる

Meanings

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noun

Kasato Maru

ship name

Name of a Japanese ship, historically known for transporting the first Japanese immigrants to Brazil in 1908.

笠かさ戸と丸まるは1908年ねんにブラジルへ最さい初しょの移い民みんを運はこんだ。
The Kasato Maru carried the first immigrants to Brazil in 1908.

Kanji

笠bamboo hat, one's influence
戸door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
丸round, full (month), perfection

Etymology

The name follows the Japanese ship-naming convention using 丸 (maru). The origin of 笠戸 is uncertain; it may be a place name or a traditional ship name element.