Meaning

Primary

Battleship Island

Alternative

Gunkanjima

Word Type

proper noun

Explanation

A 軍艦 is a battleship, and is an island. Welcome to... Battleship Island (go Jurassic Park music).

Reading

ぐんかんじま
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the on'yomi readings for and , and the kun'yomi reading for . You learned all of them, so you should know the reading already! Oh, but watch out for the rendaku.

Context

Context Sentences

アイツはぜんぜん面白くないな。話題といったら軍艦島の都市伝説だけだし。

He isn’t interesting at all. All he talks about is the urban legend of Battleship Island.

Kanji Composition