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tank; container for storing liquids or gases
A large container for storing liquids such as water, gasoline, or gas. From English 'tank.'
A loanword from English 'tank' with two main senses. The container sense (sense 1) is by far the more common usage in everyday Japanese. For the military vehicle (sense 2), the native word 戦車 is more commonly used.
Common collocations
- ガソリンタンク: gas tank; fuel tank
- 水タンク: water tank
- 貯水タンク: water storage tank
- タンクローリー: tank truck; tanker
- タンクトップ: tank top (clothing)
Similar words
- 戦車: tank (military) — the more common Japanese word for the military vehicle
- 容器: container — general term for any container
- 貯蔵庫: storage facility — larger-scale storage
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容器 (container)