羅針盤

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Japanese

A simple dry magnetic portable compass.
Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しん
Grade: 6
ばん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Most likely from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese compound 羅針盤 (MC la tsyim|tsyimH ban, “[magnetic] compass, lit. catching needle board”). Compare modern Mandarin 羅針盤罗针盘.

Pronunciation

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Noun

()(しん)(ばん) (rashinban

  1. a compass, a mariner's compass
    Note that this term does not mean the kind of compass used to draw a circle.

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