How to say "salvage" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 引き上げひきあげnounCovers the physical side of salvage: hauling something up, above all raising a sunken vessel from the water (re-flotation). The focus is on the upward pull itself, rather than the wider rescue operation.
- 救難きゅうなんnounCovers rescue and salvage as one undertaking: saving vessels or people in distress. Its center of gravity is the rescue side, so for the physical raising of a wreck, 引き上げ is more direct.
Use 「引き上げ」 for the physical act of salvage — pulling up or re-floating a sunken vessel or object — and 救難 for rescue and salvage as one operation, centered on saving what is in danger.
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