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碇綱 (ikarizuna) Japanese meaning: anchor cable | Kotomora

碇いかり綱づな

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Meanings

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anchor cable; anchor rope

Refers to the rope or cable connecting an anchor to a vessel.

船せん員いんは碇いかり綱づなを引ひいて錨いかりを上あげた。
The sailor pulled the anchor cable and raised the anchor.

Kanji

碇anchor, grapnel
綱hawser, class (genus), rope
錨anchor, grapnel

Written forms

碇いかり綱づなUsage25%
Standard kanji spelling for anchor cable.
錨

いかり

綱づな

Usage63%

Alternate kanji spelling using 錨 (anchor).

いかりづなUsage13%

Etymology

Compound of 碇 (ikari, 'anchor') and 綱 (tsuna, 'rope').