羅ら盤ばん

noun

compass

Archaic or literary term for a compass; in modern Japanese, 羅針盤 (らしんばん) is the standard word. This form is rarely used independently and may be encountered only in historical texts or as part of compound words.

See also: 羅針盤

• 古ふるい航こう海かい記きには「羅ら盤ばん」という表ひょう記きが見みられる。

  In old navigation records, the notation '羅盤' can be seen.