Talk:Operation Ke

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This section appears too large, considering that there is a link to the main article. Binksternet (talk) 17:15, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I shortened it. Cla68 (talk) 21:27, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why designated Operation Ke? For Guad? Or something else? TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 02:01, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It appears to simply be a randomly selected character [1] from Kana syllabary. I didn't see anywhere in any of the sources any mention that it might mean anything more than that. Cla68 (talk) 02:34, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to the Japanese article it's derived from kendo chourai, which means (roughly) "coming in force to roll up the earth." Brutannica (talk) 16:13, 24 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jisho.org gives a translation of 捲土重来 (kendochōrai) as "recouping one's strength for a renewed attack​" or "making another attempt with redoubled efforts.​" Perhaps adding a line to the beginning of the article like "The ケ (ke) in ケ号作戦 (kegōsakusen) comes from the yojijukugo 捲土重来 ("recouping one's strength for a renewed attack​", kendochōrai)." would be worth putting in. Katachresis (talk) 20:00, 24 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If supported by a reliable source that could be useful, perhaps as an explanatory footnote. Kablammo (talk) 18:41, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have searched for references to the derivation of Ke from 捲土重来 (kendochōrai) and, besides Japanese Wikipedia, I have found two websites that mention this derivation. (Japanese Wikipedia mentions that there was another Operation Ke from 乾坤一擲 ("play for all or nothing", kenkon'itteki) for an operation in the Aleutian islands.) The websites that mention this derivation are http://連合艦隊ww2.jp/kantaisen14b.htm and http://yukishin.thyme.jp/kendochorai.html. I have not found any sources in English that mention this. I am unfamiliar if a foreign language reference would be considered reliable. Katachresis (talk) 00:22, 28 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty sure this is a typo (Japanese destroyer Suzukaze) - can anyone confirm ? - TB (talk) 19:19, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it should be Suzukaze. Cla68 (talk) 22:53, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]