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僚艦 (りょうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

僚りょう艦かん

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Meanings

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noun

consort ship; accompanying warship

Naval term for a ship that operates together with another, typically in a fleet or escort role.

旗き艦かんの周まわりを僚りょう艦かんが固かためていた。
The consort ships surrounded the flagship.

Kanji

僚colleague, official, companion
艦warship

Similar words

旗き艦かん
旗艦 is the flagship, the lead ship of a fleet, while 僚艦 refers to the accompanying ships.

Etymology

Compound of 僚 (colleague, companion) and 艦 (warship). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a companion warship.