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救命ボート (kyuumeibooto) Japanese meaning: lifeboat | Kotomora

救きゅう命めいボート

きゅ

う

め

い

ボ

ー

ト

Meanings

1

A boat carried on a ship or stationed on the coast for rescuing people at sea.

船ふねが沈しずみそうになったので、乗じょう客きゃくは救きゅう命めいボート

に

乗の

り

移うつ

っ

た

。

The ship was about to sink, so the passengers transferred to the lifeboats.

Kanji

救salvation, save, help
命fate, command, decree

Related words

救きゅう命めい胴どう衣い
Refers to a life jacket or life vest, worn on the body, while 救命ボート is the boat itself.

Built from

救きゅう命めい+ボート

Etymology

Compound of 救命 (kyūmei, 'life-saving') and ボート (bōto, from English 'boat').