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興亜火災海上保険 (こうあかさいかいじょうほけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

興こう亜あ火か災さい海かい上じょう保ほ険けん

Meanings

1

noun

Koa Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited

organization name

Historical Japanese insurance company name; now part of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. after mergers.

興こう亜あ火か災さい海かい上じょう保ほ険けんは、のちに合がっ併ぺいして損保そんぽジャパン日本興亜にっぽんこうあとなった。
Koa Fire and Marine Insurance later merged to become Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance.

Kanji

興entertain, revive, retrieve
亜Asia, rank next, come after
火fire
災

disaster, calamity, woe

海sea, ocean

上above, up

保protect, guarantee, keep

険precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position

Etymology

Company name composed of 興亜 (Koa, 'Asia development'), 火災 (fire), 海上 (marine), and 保険 (insurance).