Sail-Okinawa

Glossary of useful ocean, boating, marine industry and miscellaneous terms

This page is a work in progress

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Ahead – mae ni

Anchor – ikari / an ka-

Apparant wind -

Back (astern) – ushiro ni

Back (reverse engine gear) – koshin

Backwind -

Boat – fune / bo to

—–Dinghy / tender -

—–Yacht – yotto

to Breathe – iki suru

Breeze (nice wind) – ii kaze

Buoy – fuhyou / bu i

Chart – zuhyo

Clam – kai

—–Sea urchin – uni

Clear (water) – tome

Coral – sango

Command language (communication between skipper and crew) – gorei

Crab – kani

Crew overboard (COB, MOB) – Rakusui

Deck – kanpan

Deep (water) – fukai

Displacement vessel type -hai sui gata

to Dive – moguru

Dolphin – iruka

Draft -

to Drown – obore jini suru

to Ease (the sheets) – dasu

Equipment – setsubi

Explanation – setsumei

Fire – hi

Fire extinguisher – sho kaki

Fish – sakana

—–Anchovy -

—–Baracuda – kamasu

—–Eel – unagi

—–Grouper/ bass - mibai

—–Mackerel – saba

—–Mahi Mahi – shira

—–Marlin – kajiki

—–Shark – same

———-Great White shark -

———-Whale shark – jimbae same

—–Tuna – maguro

———-Bonito tuna – catsuo

—–Wahoo -

to Fish -tsuru

Fishing port – gyoko

Forward (FWD engine gear) – zenshin

to Float – uku

Freeboard -

Fuel – kyuyu

Give way (vessel) – hiko sen

Gunwale -

Headway -

Horn -

Insurance – hoken

Island – shima

Island chain (archipelago) – retto

Island group – shoto

Japan Coast Guard – kaijo huancho

Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (Navy) – kaijo jeitai

Kink (in a rope) -

Latitude -

Leeward – Kaze shimo de

License – menkyo

Life buoy -

Life jacket -

Longitude -

Maritime Traffic Safety Law -

to be in Motion (boat’s pitching and rolling) – yureru

Mud – doro

Navigation -

Navigation instruments -

Navigation lights -

Navigable water -

Ocean (sea) – umi / kai

Octopus – tako

Offshore -

Planing vessel type - kasou gata

Position (navigation/ boat’s location) -

to Put away (secure the boat) – katazukeru

to Raise (the halyard) – ageru

Reef – ri-fu

Registration (document) – toroku (?)

Rescue – tasukeru / kyu kyu (?)

Rest (take a break) – kyukei

Rig -

Rock (geological) – ishi

Rudder – kaji

Sand – suna

Seasick – funayoi

Shallow (water) – asai

Shore power (electricity from city grid)- riku den

Shrimp – ebi

to Sink – shizumu

Small vessel -

Squid – ika

Stand on (vessel) - hoji sen

to Swim – oyogu

to Take in (the sheets) – hiku

Tank (dive tank, CO2 cartridge) – bombe

Theory – ryukutsu

True wind -

to Turn – magaru

Wave – nami

Wave crest -

Wave height -

Wave period -

Wave trough -

Watertight -

Whale – kujira

—–Humpback – zatto kujira

—–Orca – shachi

Whistle -

White cap – shiro nami

Wind – kaze

Windward – Kaze kami de