旗艦

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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／旗舰 (qíjiàn) and simplified 旗舰 (qíjiàn).

Pronunciation

Noun

旗(き)艦(かん) • (kikan) 

  1. flagship

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
旗艦

Noun

旗艦 • (giham) (hangeul 기함)

  1. hanja form? of 기함 (“flagship”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
旗艦

Noun

旗艦

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