Japanese symbol for “battleship”
戦艦
せんかん
Romaji: senkan
battleship
In Japanese, battleship is 戦艦, read せんかん (senkan).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n battleship
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “battleship”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軍艦 | ぐんかん gunkan | warship; battleship |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war |
| 戦い | たたかい tatakai | battle; war; fight |
| 作戦 | さくせん sakusen | tactics; strategy |
| 戦闘 | せんとう sentou | battle; fight; combat |
| 挑戦 | ちょうせん chousen | challenge; defiance; dare |
| 戦後 | せんご sengo | postwar period; period after Second World War |
| 艦隊 | かんたい kantai | (naval) fleet; armada |
| 軍艦 | ぐんかん gunkan | warship; battleship |
See also: Chinese symbol for “battleship”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.