# 艦 — warship

艦 means “warship”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 21 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: warship
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 21
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 4

## How to remember 艦

Sounds like 監: both read カン.

Parts: 舟 small boat · 監 oversee

## Don't confuse it with

[鑑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appraise/) · [藍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indigo/) · [濫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excessive/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 4” set

[滅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/perish/) · [砲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cannon/) · [阻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thwart/) · [矢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/arrow/) · [剣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sword/) · [冒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/risk/) · [艦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/warship/) · [謀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plot/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/warship/. Last updated 2026-11-01.