艦

warship

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes21

Meaning

艦 centers on a large military vessel: a warship. It is specifically a ship built for combat, not a general boat.

艦 combines 舟 (boat) with 監, which likely contributes the sound カン and may carry a sense of overseeing or inspecting, fitting a command warship.

A boat 舟 that oversees or inspects 監 the seas: a powerful warship keeping watch.

For カン, imagine a can of ammunition being loaded onto the warship: can -> カン, and the ship is ready for battle.

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Study

艦 combines 舟 (boat) with 監, which likely contributes the sound カン and may carry a sense of overseeing or inspecting, fitting a command warship.

A boat 舟 that oversees or inspects 監 the seas: a powerful warship keeping watch.

For カン, imagine a can of ammunition being loaded onto the warship: can -> カン, and the ship is ready for battle.