旗艦

See also: 旗舰

Chinese
banner; flag warship
trad. (旗艦) 旗 艦
simp. (旗舰) 旗 舰

Pronunciation

Noun

旗艦

  1. flagship (ship carrying the commanding admiral)

Adjective

旗艦

  1. (figurative, attributive) flagship; chief; showcase

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
旗 艦
き
Grade: 4		 かん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Possibly coined in Japan as a compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 旗 (ki, “flag”) +‎ 艦 (kan, “warship, navy ship”), from the way that a fleet commander's signal flags would be flown from the mast of the flagship.[1]

Alternately, possibly from Middle Chinese compound 旗艦 (*ghiə *ɣam). Compare modern Chinese traditional 旗艦 and simplified 旗舰 (qíjiàn).

Pronunciation

Noun

旗(き)艦(かん) • (kikan) 

  1. flagship

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  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
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
旗艦

Noun

旗艦 • (giham) (hangeul 기함)

  1. Hanja form? of 기함 (“flagship”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
旗艦

Noun

旗艦

  1. chữ Hán form of kì hạm (“flagship”).
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