also: こうはん
noun
Refers specifically to the deck of a vessel. The reading かんぱん is standard; こうはん is an older reading rarely used today.
船の甲板で朝日を見た。
I watched the sunrise from the ship's deck.
甲板に出て風に当たろう。
Let's go out on deck and feel the wind.
Standard kanji spelling for 'deck of a ship'. The reading かんぱん is the most common modern pronunciation.
Alternate reading, considered archaic or literary. The かんぱん reading is strongly preferred in modern Japanese.
The kanji 甲 (shell, armor) and 板 (board, plank) combine to mean 'deck'. The reading かんぱん is a Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading; こうはん is an older on'yomi variant.