護衛艦

See also: 护卫舰

Chinese

		defender; guardian; guard defender; guardian; guard; escort; to defend; to guard	warship
trad. (護衛艦/護衞艦)		護衛/護衞	艦
simp. (护卫舰)		护卫	舰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hùwèijiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hùwèijiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hùwèijiàn
  - Wade–Giles: hu⁴-wei⁴-chien⁴
  - Yale: hù-wèi-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhweyjiann
  - Palladius: хувэйцзянь (xuvɛjczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Noun

護衛艦

(military) corvette
(military, Mainland China) frigate

Japanese

Kanji in this term
護	衛	艦
ご Grade: 5	えい Grade: 5	かん Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
護衞艦 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡo̞e̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

護(ご)衛(えい)艦(かん) • (goeikan)

a warship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Usage notes

Unlike the Chinese meaning, the term covers all Japanese warships of all sizes. The corresponding term for frigate is フリゲート (furigēto).