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空気タンク (くうきタンク, kuukitanku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

空くう気きタンク

Meanings

1

air tank (scuba)

Specifically refers to the compressed air cylinder used in scuba diving.

ダイビングの前まえに空くう気きタンクの残ざん圧あつを確かく認にんする。
Check the remaining pressure of the air tank before diving.

Kanji

空empty, sky, void
気spirit, mind, air

Related words

酸さん素そボンベ
酸素ボンベ is an oxygen cylinder for medical or industrial use, while 空気タンク is specifically for scuba diving and contains compressed air, not pure oxygen.

Built from

空くう

気き

Etymology

Compound of 空気 (air) and タンク (tank), a straightforward loanword adaptation.