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水先案内

Reading

Kana: みずさきあんない
Romaji: mizusakiannai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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pilotage; pilot

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: アン、 つくえ
Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench
Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home

Example Sentence

水先案内人(みずさきあんないじん)(ふね)(みなと)誘導(ゆうどう)する。
➥A pilot guides the ship toward the port.
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