Meaning: ほうかんn. (Kanji=砲艦) gunboat, small armed ship used in shallow waters; ship with mounted gunsn. (Kanji=幇間) professional jester, flatterer, one who gives insincere compliments; one who compliments excessivelyn. (Kanji=法官) judge, one who presides over court trials; plaintiff, prosecutorn. (Kanji=宝冠) coronet