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着発信管 (ちゃくはつしんかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

着ちゃく発はつ信しん管かん

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Meanings

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impact fuze; contact fuze; percussion fuze; direct-action fuze

Military term for a fuze that detonates on impact with a target. The kanji 着発 (arrival/departure) combined with 信管 (fuze) literally suggests a fuze that activates upon arrival.

この砲ほう弾だんには着ちゃく発はつ信しん

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This artillery shell is fitted with an impact fuze.

Kanji

着don, arrive, wear
発departure, discharge, publish
信faith, truth, fidelity
管pipe, tube, wind instrument

Related words

信しん管かん
General term for a fuze or detonator; 着発信管 specifies the impact type.
時じ限げん信しん管かん
Time fuze, which detonates after a set time rather than on impact.

Built from

着ちゃく発はつ+信しん管かん

Etymology

Compound of 着 (arrival), 発 (departure/activation), and 信管 (fuze). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely originated in military engineering to describe a fuze that functions upon contact.