shipgirl

English

Alternative forms

• ship girl, ship-girl

Etymology

From ship +‎ girl.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪpˌɡɜːl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪpˌɡɜɹl/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l
• Hyphenation: ship‧girl

Noun

shipgirl (plural shipgirls)

1. (Japanese fiction) A female fictional humanoid character featuring design elements of a ship, such as anchors, naval guns or torpedo tubes; usually a namesake moe anthropomorphization of a real life warship.

Related terms

• bunnygirl
• catgirl
• cowgirl
• foxgirl
• puppygirl

 

Translations

female character with ship characteristics

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 艦娘／舰娘 (jiànniáng)

• Indonesian: gadis kapal
• Japanese: 艦娘 (kanmusu)