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電波探知機 (denpatanchiki) Japanese meaning: radar | Kotomora
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The ship used radar to confirm the positions of other vessels.
The development of radar advanced rapidly during World War II.
Kanji 機 loom, mechanism, machine 器 utensil, vessel, receptacle Written forms 電でん 波ぱ 探たん 知ち 機き
Standard kanji spelling using 機 (machine/device).
電でん 波ぱ 探たん 知ち 器き
Variant spelling using 器 (instrument/device); less common but still seen.
Etymology Compound of 電波 (radio wave), 探知 (detection), and 機 (machine/device). The term was coined as a direct translation of 'radar' (radio detection and ranging).
