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取り舵 (torikaji) Japanese meaning: port side of a ship | Kotomora

取とり舵かじ

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Meanings

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port side of a ship

Nautical term for the left side of a vessel when facing forward. Antonym: 面舵 (starboard).

Antonyms: 面舵

船せん長ちょうは取とり舵かじを指し示じした。
The captain ordered the helm to port.

Expressions

取とり舵かじを取とるsteer to port; turn the helm to port

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
舵rudder, helm, wheel

Related words

面おも舵かじ
Antonym meaning starboard (right side of a ship).

Opposites

面おも舵かじ
starboard; right side of a ship

Built from

取とる+舵かじ

Written forms

取とり舵かじUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
取とり舵かじ
Variant spelling without okurigana.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (tori, 'taking') + 舵 (kaji, 'rudder'). The exact nautical origin is uncertain, but it refers to turning the rudder to port.