Lifebuoy - Lifebuoy

Japanese: 救命浮環 - きゅうめいふかん
Lifebuoy - Lifebuoy
〘 noun 〙 A life preserver used to prevent drowning when someone falls into the water after a shipwreck or other incident. It is made by wrapping cork, kapok, balsa wood, etc. in waterproof cloth and forming it into a ring shape. A lifebuoy. A life bag. [Ministry of Communications Ordinance No. 88 - December 28, 1900 (Meiji 33)]

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 船舶の遭難などで、水中に落ちた者が、これにつかまって溺れるのを防ぐ救命具。コルク、カポック、バルサなどを防水布でくるみ、環状に作ったもの。救命浮標。救命袋。〔逓信省令第八八号‐明治三三年(1900)一二月二八日〕

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