砕氷船

Japanese
Kanji in this term
砕 氷 船
さい
Grade: S		 ひょう
Grade: 3		 せん
Grade: 2
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
碎氷船 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 砕氷 (saihyō, “breaking ice”) +‎ 船 (sen, “ship”).[1][2]

First cited in 1892.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さいひょーせん [sàíhyóóséń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠iço̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

砕(さい)氷(ひょう)船(せん) • (saihyōsen) 

  1. [1892] icebreaker (ship designed to break through ice)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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