warship; naval vessel
Refers to military ships, especially large combat vessels. Often used as a suffix in ship names (e.g., 戦艦, 巡洋艦).
This shipyard is building a new warship.
The warship is anchored at Yokosuka Port.
The battleship Yamato is a famous Japanese warship.
The warship sank during the battle.
The government deployed a warship to the southern waters.
counter for ships · counter for one half of a pair · counter for bundles (archaic)
The kanji 艦 is composed of 舟 (boat) and 監 (oversee), suggesting a vessel used for military oversight. The reading かん is the on'yomi.
naval vessels; warships
bridge (of a warship)
enemy ship; enemy warship
boarding a warship; serving on a warship · warship one serves on
aboard a warship; on a warship
naval review
gunboat
steering a warship; ship handling (military)
consort ship; accompanying warship
submarine
French warship
replacement warship
Italian warship
all warships; the entire fleet · the whole warship; the entire vessel
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
large warship; giant battleship
returning to one's warship
decommissioned warship
warship construction; naval shipbuilding