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Maru
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:37 am
by mutterfudder
Please forgive for redundancy[;)]
What does "Maru" mean?
Thanks
Will
RE: Maru
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:41 am
by DoomedMantis
From what I understand it is a Japanese term for Transport, someone correct me if Im wrong
RE: Maru
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 9:26 am
by Apollo11
Hi all,
ORIGINAL: DoomedMantis
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).
Leo "Apollo11"
RE: Maru
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 9:41 am
by Subchaser
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.