Japanese symbol for “cruiser”
巡洋艦
じゅんようかん
Romaji: jun'youkan
cruiser (warship)
In Japanese, cruiser is 巡洋艦, read じゅんようかん (jun'youkan).
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 cruiser (warship)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cruiser”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クルーザー | クルーザー kuruuzaa | cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser) |
| パトカー | パトカー patokaa | patrol car; police car; squad car |
| 巡航船 | じゅんこうせん junkousen | cruise boat; cruiser |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巡回 | じゅんかい junkai | going around; patrol; round |
| 巡査 | じゅんさ junsa | police officer; policeman; constable |
| 巡る | めぐる meguru | to go around; to make a circle around |
| 巡礼 | じゅんれい junrei | pilgrimage; pilgrim |
| 巡業 | じゅんぎょう jungyou | provincial tour |
| 巡視 | じゅんし junshi | inspection tour |
| 西洋 | せいよう seiyou | the West; the Occident; Western countries |
| 東洋 | とうよう touyou | the East; the Orient; (East) Asia |
| 艦隊 | かんたい kantai | (naval) fleet; armada |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cruiser”.
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.