戦艦(せんかん)

せんかん
noun
battleship
military
1. battleship
A large, heavily armored warship with powerful guns, historically the most formidable class of naval vessel. Now largely obsolete in modern navies but important in historical and cultural contexts.
戦艦(せんかん)大和(やまと)は有名(ゆうめい)だ。
The battleship Yamato is famous.
博物館(はくぶつかん)に戦艦(せんかん)の模型(もけい)が展示(てんじ)されている。
A model of a battleship is on display at the museum.
第二次世界大戦(だいにじせかいたいせん)を最後(さいご)に、戦艦(せんかん)は海軍(かいぐん)の主力(しゅりょく)としての役割(やくわり)を終(お)えた。
After World War II, battleships ended their role as the mainstay of naval forces.

In strict naval terminology, 戦艦(せんかん) refers specifically to battleships (heavily armored capital ships), not warships in general. However, in casual usage and fiction, it is sometimes used loosely for any large warship. The anime "Space Battleship Yamato" (宇宙戦艦(うちゅうせんかん)ヤマト) is a cultural touchstone that keeps the word familiar. Related: 軍艦(ぐんかん) (warship — general term for any military vessel), 空母(くうぼ) (aircraft carrier), 駆逐艦(くちくかん) (destroyer), 巡洋艦(じゅんようかん) (cruiser).

Related Words

Compare: 駆逐艦(くちくかん) (destroyer (warship))
Compare: 航空母艦(こうくうぼかん) (aircraft carrier)
Compare: 巡洋艦(じゅんようかん) (cruiser (warship))
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