SuGoiSuす語彙す碇
碇: anchor
anchor
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Readings
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Kunいかり
碇 and 錨 both mean anchor (いかり); 錨 is the more common spelling. 碇 appears in 碇泊 (ていはく) and in names like 碇ヶ関.
Key words
碇いかりanchor
碇泊ていはくanchorage; mooring
碇草いかりそうbarrenwort (epimedium)
碇綱いかりづなanchor cable
碇ケ関いかりがせきIkarigaseki (place in Aomori)
Example sentences
船が港に着くと、水夫たちは碇を下ろした。
When the ship reached the port, the sailors dropped the anchor.
嵐を避けるため、貨物船が湾の中に碇泊している。
To avoid the storm, a cargo ship is anchored inside the bay.
春の山で、碇草が薄紫の花を咲かせていた。
In the spring mountains, barrenwort was blooming with pale purple flowers.