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艦上機 (かんじょうき, kanjouki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

艦かん上じょう機き

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Meanings

1

carrier-based aircraft

Military term for aircraft that operate from an aircraft carrier.

艦かん上じょう機きが空くう母ぼから発はっ艦かんした。
The carrier-based aircraft took off from the aircraft carrier.

Kanji

艦warship
上above, up
機loom, mechanism, machine

Related words

艦かん載さい機き
艦載機 is a broader term for any aircraft carried by a ship, while 艦上機 specifically refers to aircraft that operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier.

Built from

艦かん上じょう

Etymology

Compound of 艦 (kan, 'warship') + 上 (jō, 'on') + 機 (ki, 'aircraft').