駆逐艦

駆逐艦

See also: 驅逐艦 and 驱逐舰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
駆	逐	艦
く Grade: S	ちく Grade: S	かん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

駆逐 (kuchiku, “to expel”) +‎ 艦 (kan, “warship”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) くちくかん [kùchíkúkáń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕikɯ̟̊ᵝkã̠ɴ]

Noun

駆逐艦 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 驅逐艦, hiragana くちくかん, rōmaji kuchikukan)

1. a destroyer (type of warship)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN