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対人地雷 (たいじんじらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

対たい人じん地じ雷らい

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Meanings

1

anti-personnel land mine

A military term for a mine designed to injure or kill people, as opposed to vehicles.

対たい人じん地じ雷らいの全ぜん面めん禁きん止しを求もとめる国こく際さい条じょう約やくがある

。

There is an international treaty calling for a total ban on anti-personnel land mines.

Kanji

対vis-a-vis, opposite, even
人person
地ground, earth
雷thunder, lightning bolt

Related words

地じ雷らい
地雷 is a general term for land mines; 対人地雷 specifically refers to anti-personnel mines.
対たい戦せん車しゃ地じ雷らい
対戦車地雷 is an anti-tank mine, contrasting with 対人地雷 which targets people.

Built from

対たい人じん+地じ雷らい

Etymology

Compound of 対人 (anti-personnel) + 地雷 (land mine).