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舵

舵: rudder

rudder; helm
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Readings

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かじ

Read かじ alone (舵を取る, to steer) and だ in compounds such as 操舵 and 方向舵.

Key words

舵かじrudder; helm
舵を取るかじをとるto steer
操舵そうだsteering (of a ship)
方向舵ほうこうだrudder (of an aircraft)
舵取りかじとりsteering; helmsman; leader

Example sentences

The captain kept a firm hand on the helm through the storm.

The new navigator repeated steering practice every morning.

An airplane's rudder turns the nose left and right.

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