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    3. 掃海

    掃海

    掃そう海かい

    sweeping the sea for mines

    KMT5News #6+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveTravel & TransportationMilitaryKanji Vocab20 strokes

    そうかい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    sweeping the sea for mines, dragging for mines

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    船ふねが掃そう海かい作さ業ぎょうを行おこないました。

    The ship conducted mine-sweeping operations.

    KMT4MilitaryTravel & Transportation
    掃そう海かい艇ていは危き険けんな海かい域いきで活かつ動どうする。

    Mine-sweeping vessels operate in dangerous waters.

    KMT5MilitaryTravel & Transportation
    海かい上じょう自じ衛えい隊たいは国わこ際くさい的てきな掃そう海かい活かつ動どうにも参さん加かしている。

    The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force also participates in international mine-sweeping activities.

    KMT6MilitaryPolitics & Law
    掃そう海かいによって、かつて閉へい鎖さされていた航こう路ろが再ふたたび開ひらかれた。

    Through mine-sweeping, shipping routes that were once closed were reopened.

    KMT6Travel & TransportationMilitary
    戦せん争そう後ご、港みなとの安あん全ぜんを確かく保ほするため掃そう海かいが急きゅう務むとされた。

    After the war, mine-sweeping was considered an urgent task to ensure the safety of the port.

    KMT7MilitaryHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    掃
    は.く…(3)
    sweep・brush
    海
    うみ…(16)
    sea・ocean
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