水先案内
Meanings
Noun
1. pilotage; pilot
Kanji used
Pitch accent
みずさきあんない
Composed of
水
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
Noun
先
point; tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; first; before; ahead (of); (the way) ahead; …
Noun
案内
guidance; leading (the way); showing around; information; notice; notification; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival; invitation; acquaintance; …
Noun
Used in vocabulary
Examples1
水先案内
A pilot guides the ship toward the port.