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jmdict 1668430 Active (id: 2224187)
回天； 廻天
【 かいてん 】
1. [n] [form]
▶ changing the world
▶ turning the tide
2. [n] [hist]
▶ Kaiten
▶ [expl] manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2857973 人間魚雷【にんげんぎょらい】 1. human torpedo; manned torpedo; suicide submarine



History:
3. A 2023-03-09 22:02:55  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2023-03-09 18:23:07  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
gg5, meikyo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiten
  Diff: 
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<misc>&form;</misc>
@@ -21 +22,2 @@
-<gloss>torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)</gloss>
+<gloss>Kaiten</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII</gloss>
1. A 2021-11-01 16:41:00  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -19,0 +20 @@
+<misc>&hist;</misc>

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