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軍艦 (ぐんかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

軍ぐん艦かん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

warship; battleship

General term for a military vessel; can refer to any armed naval ship, from destroyers to battleships.

港みなとに大おおきな軍ぐん艦かんが停てい泊はくしている。
A large warship is anchored in the harbor.
その軍ぐん艦かんは最さい新しんのミサイルを装そう備び

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The warship is equipped with the latest missiles.

Written forms

軍ぐん艦かんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; the word is normally written in kanji.
グンカンUsage<1%

Kanji

軍army, force, troops
艦warship

Similar words

戦せん艦かん
戦艦 specifically means 'battleship', a heavily armed and armored capital ship. 軍艦 is a broader term for any military vessel.
艦かん艇てい
艦艇 is a more formal or technical collective term for naval vessels, often used in official contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 軍 (gun, 'military') and 艦 (kan, 'warship'). The kanji 艦 is composed of 舟 (boat) and 監 (oversee), suggesting a vessel under command.