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What does "Maru" mean?


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From what I understand it is a Japanese term for Transport, someone correct me if Im wrong
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From what I understand it is a Japanese term for Transport, someone correct me if Im wrong

I remember us discussing this long long time ago (2 years perhaps?)...

I think that one Japanese speaking member told us that "Maru" is not transport per se - it's some king of good luck name in Japanese custom (similar to the way direct translations of Japanese CVs are).


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Maru in Japanese means “circle” or “ring”, not “ship” as many people think, this word has been used in ship names in Japan since 1493, at first it was supposed to mark vessels which were capable to transport at least 50 warriors from island to island thru the high seas, now this suffix in ship’s name indicates that this vessel is not a warship.
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