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原潜 (gensen) Japanese meaning: nuclear submarine | Kotomora

原げん潜せん

げ

ん

せ

ん

Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

nuclear submarine

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 原子力潜水艦. Used in news, military, and technical contexts.

See also: 原子力潜水艦

原げん潜せんが領りょう海かいに侵しん入にゅうしたと報ほう道

どう

さ

れ

た

。

It was reported that a nuclear submarine entered territorial waters.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に原げん潜せんが寄き港こうするfor a nuclear submarine to call at a port
米べい軍ぐんの原げん潜せんが横よこ須す賀かに寄き港こうした。
A US nuclear submarine called at Yokosuka.
原げん潜せんを配はい備びするto deploy a nuclear submarine
海かい軍ぐんはその海かい域いきに原げん潜せんを配はい備びした。
The navy deployed a nuclear submarine to the area.

Kanji

原meadow, original, primitive
潜submerge, conceal, hide

Related words

原げん子し力りょく潜せん水すい艦かん
原子力潜水艦 is the full, formal term for a nuclear submarine, while 原潜 is the common abbreviation used in news and casual speech.

Counted with

隻せき
counter for ships · counter for one half of a pair · counter for bundles (archaic)

Etymology

Abbreviation of 原子力潜水艦 (nuclear-powered submarine), combining 原 (from 原子力, 'nuclear power') and 潜 (from 潜水艦, 'submarine').