艦
JLPT N1 · 21 strokes
Kanji 艦: "warship"
The kanji 艦 means "warship". It is written with 21 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | warship |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 21 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1363 of 2,501 |
Common words with 艦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 艦warship
- 艦隊(naval) fleet; armada
- 戦艦battleship
- 艦長captain (of a warship)
- 軍艦warship; battleship
- 潜水艦submarine
- 旗艦flagship
- 艦艇naval vessels; warships
- 艦橋bridge (e.g. on a warship)
- 敵艦enemy ship
- 駆逐艦destroyer (ship)
- 本艦this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
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