Japanese symbol for “corvette”
コルベット艦
コルベットかん
Romaji: korubettokan
corvette (warship)
In Japanese, corvette is コルベット艦, read コルベットかん (korubettokan).
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Meanings
- n corvette (warship)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “corvette”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コルベット | コルベット korubetto | corvette (warship) |
| コルベット | コルベット korubetto | Corvette (Chevrolet car model) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 艦隊 | かんたい kantai | (naval) fleet; armada |
| 軍艦 | ぐんかん gunkan | warship; battleship |
| 戦艦 | せんかん senkan | battleship |
| 艦長 | かんちょう kanchou | captain (of a warship) |
| 艦船 | かんせん kansen | warships and other vessels |
| 艦艇 | かんてい kantei | naval vessels; warships |
See also: Chinese symbol for “corvette”.
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.