Japanese symbol for “navy”
海軍
かいぐん
Romaji: kaigun
navy; naval force
In Japanese, navy is 海軍, read かいぐん (kaigun).
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 navy; naval force
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “navy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ネイビー | ネイビー neibii | navy |
| 水軍 | すいぐん suigun | navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s) |
| ネイヴィー | ネイヴィー neivii | United States Navy; US Navy; USN |
| 船軍 | ふないくさ funaikusa | navy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 海岸 | かいがん kaigan | seashore; coast; seaside |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 海上 | かいじょう kaijou | (on the) sea; surface of the sea |
| 海洋 | かいよう kaiyou | ocean; sea |
| 軍事 | ぐんじ gunji | military affairs |
| 将軍 | しょうぐん shougun | general |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい guntai | armed forces; military; troops |
See also: Chinese symbol for “navy”.
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.