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砲艦 (ほうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

砲ほう艦かん

ほ

う

か

ん

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Meanings

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noun

gunboat

A small warship armed with guns, used for coastal patrol or river operations.

砲ほう艦かんは沿えん岸がん警けい備びに使つかわれた。
The gunboat was used for coastal patrol.

Kanji

砲cannon, gun
艦warship

Similar words

戦せん艦かん
戦艦 is a battleship, a much larger and more heavily armed warship than a 砲艦.
駆く逐ちく艦かん
駆逐艦 is a destroyer, a fast warship designed to escort larger vessels, distinct from the smaller gunboat role.

Etymology

Compound of 砲 (ほう, 'cannon') and 艦 (かん, 'warship').