English–Japanese

“warship” in Japanese

Japanese

Also艦 (kan)

Pronunciation

Romajigunkan

Example

大きな軍艦が港に入ります。ō ki na gun kan ga minato ni hai ri ma su

A large warship enters the harbor.

Illustration for 軍艦 (warship)

How to say “warship” in Japanese

“Warship” in Japanese is 軍艦 (gunkan).

Refers to a military vessel used for combat or other armed operations at sea.

Full entry for 軍艦: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 軍艦

その国は新しい軍艦を建造しています。so no kuni wa atara shi i gun kan o ken zō shi te i ma su

That country is building a new warship.

Tips for using 軍艦

  • In English, warship is the broad term, while battleship usually refers to a specific large and heavily armed type of warship.

Other Japanese words for “warship”

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艦

kan

nounwarship

あの艦は港に入ります。a no kan wa minato ni hai ri ma su

That warship enters the port.

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