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載貨喫水線 (さいかきっすいせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

載さい貨か喫きっ水すい線せん

Meanings

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noun

Plimsoll line; load line

Maritime term for the marking on a ship's hull indicating the maximum safe loading depth. Also called Plimsoll mark.

船せん体たいに描えがかれた載さい貨か喫きっ水すい線せんが、積つみ過すぎを防ふせぐ目め安やすになる。
The Plimsoll line painted on the hull serves as a guide to prevent overloading.

Written forms

載さい貨か喫きっ水すい線せん
Standard kanji spelling for the Plimsoll line; 喫水 is the usual form for 'draft' (of a ship).
載さい貨か吃きっ水すい線せん
Variant using 吃水, an older or less common kanji for 'draft'; 喫水 is preferred in modern usage.

Kanji

載ride, board, get on
貨

freight, goods, property

喫consume, eat, drink

水water

線line, track

吃stammer

Similar words

喫きっ水すい
Refers to the draft (depth) of a ship; 載貨喫水線 is the specific load line marking based on that draft.
満まん載さい喫きっ水すい線せん
A synonym also meaning load line; 載貨喫水線 is the more formal or technical term.

Etymology

Compound of 載貨 (saika, 'loading cargo') + 喫水 (kissui, 'draft of a ship') + 線 (sen, 'line'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'load line' or 'Plimsoll line'.