甲板

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Chinese

1st heavenly stem; armour; shell
board; plank; plate
board; plank; plate; slab
 
trad. (甲板)
simp. #(甲板)

Pronunciation


Noun

甲板

  1. deck (of a ship)
  2. armor plate (of an armored car)
  3. (anatomy) nail plate

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
はん > ぱん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

(かん)(ぱん) (kanpan

  1. (nautical) deck (of a ship)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
はん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

(こう)(はん) (kōhan

  1. (nautical) deck (of a ship)

Etymology3

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
いた
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Noun

(こう)(いた) (kōita

  1. tabletop
  2. (architecture) long boards placed along the ridge of the roof in order to support the beams that decorate the roof of a shrine