shipgirl

English

Alternative forms

ship-girl

Etymology

From ship +‎ girl.

Noun

shipgirl (plural shipgirls)

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

Translations

female character with ship characteristics

Japanese: 艦船 (ja) (kansen), 艦娘 (kanmusu)

See also

catgirl

Further reading

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