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“Empty boat” in Japanese

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虚舟 kyoshuu きょしゅー

Empty boat in Japanese is “虚舟” (kyoshuu). Full meaning: unidentified craft said to have washed ashore in Ibaraki Prefecture during the Edo period (sometimes alleged to have been a UFO); empty boat.

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