warship

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 艦 is read かん, has 21 strokes, and relates to military ships.
• Basic usage: 軍艦 is read ぐんかん, and 潜水艦 is read せんすいかん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 軍艦 and 潜水艦
  • 軍艦 means warship.
  • 博物館で古い軍艦の模型を見た。 means “I saw a model of an old warship at the museum.”
  • 潜水艦 means submarine.
  • 物語の潜水艦が深い海へ潜っていった。 means “The submarine in the story descended into the deep sea.”