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ばら積み貨物船 (ばらづみかもつせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ばら積づみ貨か物もつ船せん

ば

ら

づ

み

か

も

つ

せ

ん

Meanings

1

noun

bulk carrier; bulker

A ship designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo such as grain, coal, ore, or cement.

ばら積づみ貨か物もつ船せんが港みなとに鉄てっ鉱こう石せきを運はこんできた。
A bulk carrier brought iron ore to the port.
この

航こう

路ろ

に

は

大おお

型がた

の

ばら

積づ

み

貨か

物もつ

船せん

が

就しゅう

航こう

し

て

いる

。

Large bulk carriers are in service on this route.

Written forms

ばら積づみ貨か物もつ船せん
Standard kanji spelling for 'bulk carrier'.
ばら積づみ貨か物もつ船せん
Variant spelling omitting み; less common but still used.
撒積貨物船ばらづみかもつせん
Rare variant using 撒 for 'scatter'; not standard.

Kanji

積volume, product (x*y), acreage
貨freight, goods, property
物thing, object, matter
船ship, boat
撒scatter, sprinkle, give them the slip

Similar words

タンカー
A tanker carries liquid cargo (oil, chemicals), while a bulk carrier handles dry bulk goods.
コンテナ船せん
A container ship carries standardized containers; a bulk carrier transports loose cargo directly in its holds.

Etymology

Compound of ばら積み (bulk loading) + 貨物船 (cargo ship). The term is a straightforward technical compound.