Japanese symbol for “lst”

戦車揚陸艦

せんしゃようりくかん

Romaji: senshayourikukan

landing ship, tank; tank landing ship; LST

In Japanese, lst is 戦車揚陸艦, read せんしゃようりくかん (senshayourikukan).

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Meanings

n landing ship, tank; tank landing ship; LST

Kanji and stroke order

戦

war, battle, match

on: セン
kun: いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ

13 strokes · JLPT 2

車

car

on: シャ
kun: くるま

7 strokes · JLPT 4

揚

raise, elevate, hoist

on: ヨウ
kun: あ.げる、-あ.げ、あ.がる

12 strokes · JLPT 1

陸

land, six

on: リク、ロク
kun: おか

11 strokes · JLPT 2

艦

warship

on: カン

21 strokes · JLPT 1

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
車両	しゃりょう sharyou	(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car
電車	でんしゃ densha	train; electric train
揚げ	あげ age	deep-frying; deep-fried food
大陸	たいりく tairiku	continent
艦隊	かんたい kantai	(naval) fleet; armada

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