載さい貨か屯とん数すう

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Meanings

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noun

deadweight tonnage

Technical term used in shipping and maritime contexts to indicate the total weight a vessel can safely carry, including cargo, fuel, water, crew, and stores.

この船ふねの載さい貨か屯とん数すうは5万まんトンです。
The deadweight tonnage of this ship is 50,000 tons.

ride, board, get on

貨freight, goods, property

屯barracks, police station, camp

数number, strength, fate

Etymology

Compound of 載貨 (saika, 'loading cargo') and 屯数 (tonsū, 'tonnage'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.