Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えい
Jinmeiyō
こう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

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(えい)(こう) (eikō

  1. towing a ship

Verb

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(えい)(こう)する (eikō surutransitive suru (stem (えい)(こう) (eikō shi), past (えい)(こう)した (eikō shita))

  1. tow a ship
    • 1934, 島木健作, 鰊漁場:
      (よる)()けてから陸地(りくち)(むか)って曳航(えいこう)した
      yoru ga akete kara rikuchi ni mukatte eikō shita
      as day broke, we towed it back toward land

Conjugation

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