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Kancolle Dictionary

Are listed a comprehensive list of most abreviations and acronyms used by the Kancolle community.

Abreviations & Acronyms

Abreviation Meaning Notes Context
AA Anti-Air Combat
AACI Anti-Air Cut-in Combat
AAFD Anti-Air Fire DirectorsType 91 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director
Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director		 Equipment
AAR Anti-Air Resistance Equipment
AARB Anti-Air Rocket Barrage Combat
AD Air Denial Combat
AFP Air Fighter Power Combat
AGB Icebreaker Ship Type
AGDP Arctic Gear & Deck PersonnelArctic Gear & Deck Personnel Equipment
AGL Lighthouse tender Ship Type
AGS Survey ship Ship Type
AI Air Incapability Combat
AK2 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 2 Equipment
AK3 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 3 (Wartime Modification) + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director Equipment
AK4 Prototype Long-barrel 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 4 Equipment
AO Fleet Oiler / Replenishment Oiler Ship Type
AP AP Air Parity Combat
AP Air Power Combat
AP Armor Piercing Equipment
AP Transport Ships Ship Type
APCI AP shell Cut-In Combat
AR AR Repair Ship Ship Type
AR Action Report Item
AS AS Submarine Tender Ship Type
AS Artillery Spotting Combat
AS Air State Combat
AS Air Superiority Combat
AS+ Air Supremacy Combat
ASDIC Anti-Submarine Division supersonICs Equipment
ASS "Airstrike Supported Submarines" nodes Alternative name to the Airstrike Supported Battle node Combat
ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare Combat
AV Seaplane Tender Ship Type
BB Battleship Ship Type
BBCV Aircraft Battleship Informal code designating the Ise-class Kai Ni Ship Type
BBV Aviation Battleship Ship Type
BC "Battle Cruisers" Only in the game for the Fleet menu's filter, mostly referring to the Kongou-class), the official code is "CC" Ship Type
BK2 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 2 Equipment
BK4 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 4 (Wartime Modification) + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director Equipment
BP Blueprint Item
CA Heavy Cruiser Ship Type
CAV Aviation Cruiser Ship Type
CCCI Credit-Card Cut-In A "joke cut-in" about paying to do something Item
CD Concentrated Deployment Mostly referring to some equipment variations being packed together Equipment
CDMG Concentrated Deployment Machine Gun25mm Triple Autocannon Mount (Concentrated Deployment) Equipment
CEP Communication Equipment & Personnel Equipment
CF Combined Fleet Combat
CI Cut-In Special powerful attacks triggered when using a right set of specific gears Combat
CK2 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 2 Equipment
CK3 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3 Equipment
CK3H 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3 H Equipment
CL Light Cruiser Ship Type
CLAA Antiaircraft Cruiser Ship Type
CLT Torpedo Cruiser Ship Type
CT CT Training Cruiser Ship Type
CT Closing Torpedo Salvo Combat
CTF Carrier Task Force Combat
CV CV Character Voice Same as VA or Seiyuu Ship Type
CV Aircraft Carrier Standard Aircraft Carrier only in the game Ship Type
CVB Armored Aircraft Carrier / Armored Carrier Ship Type
CVCI Aircraft Carrier Cut-In Combat
CVNCI Aircraft Carrier Night Cut-In Combat
CVE Escort Carrier An ASW specialized light aircraft carrier Ship Type
CVL Light Aircraft Carrier / Light Carrier Ship Type
CVN Night Aircraft Carrier Not "nuclear CV" here Ship Type
DA Double Attack Several cut-in types Combat
DC Depth Charge Equipment
DCP Depth Charge Projector Equipment
DCR Depth Charge Rack Equipment
DD Destroyer Ship Type
DE "Destroyer Escort" This designates "Coastal Defense Ship" (Kaiboukan) in Kancolle Ship Type
DK2 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 2 Equipment
DK3 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 3 Equipment
DLC Daihatsu Landing CraftDaihatsu Landing Craft Often designate all Landing Craft Equipment
DM Development Material Item
DP Dual-Purpose For either Radars or High-Angle Guns, being both used for "air" and "surface" roles Equipment
EO Extra Operation Maps coming after the "MO" in the world General
FBB Fast Battleship Ship Type
FCA Fleet Communication Antenna Equipment
FCF Fleet Command FacilityFleet Command Facility Sometimes designate all Command FacilitiesFleet Command Facility
Striking Force Fleet Command Facility
Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility		 Equipment
FCM First Class Medal Item
FF FF Friendly Fleet Combat
FF Fast Fleet Combat
FP FP Firepower Combat
FP Fighter Power Combat
FS Flagship General
GS Great Success General
GTRL Gun-Torpedo-Radar-Lookout A "New Type" cut-in setup Combat
HA HA High-Altitude Interceptors Combat
HA High-Angle Guns Equipment
HMAS Her/His Majesty's Australian Ship Trivia
HMS Her/His Majesty's Ship Trivia
HNLMS Her/His Netherlands Majesty's Ship Trivia
HQ Headquarter Admiral's personal level General
IC Instant Construction Material Item
IJA Imperial Japanese Army Trivia
IJN Imperial Japanese Navy Trivia
IM Improvement Material Item
IR Instant Repair Item
JA Jet Assault Combat
KBK Kaiboukan Ship Type
KC Kantai Collection Trivia
KMS Kriegsmarine Ships Nazi Germany Navy Trivia
LM Late Model Mostly referring to revised equipment variations, being more capable Equipment
LB Land-Based Generaly to designate land-base planes Equipment
LBAS Land-Based Air Squadron Combat
LD Last Dance The last form of a map/boss, once the map HP bar is only 1 kill to be depleted/cleared Combat
LFB Large Flying Boat Equipment
LHA Amphibious Assault Ship Ship Type
LoS Line of Sight Combat
LSC Large Ship Construction General
LST Landing Ship, Tank Ship Type
MN Marine Nationale French "National Navy" Trivia
MO Main Operation All main maps (other than EO) General
NOAP NOAP Night Operation Aviation PersonnelNight Operation Aviation Personnel Equipment
NOAP+ Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled DeckhandsNight Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands Equipment
NSCM Night Skilled Crew Member Item
OA Opening Airstrike Combat
OASW Opening ASW Combat
OT Opening Torpedo Salvo Combat
Otorp Opening Torpedo Salvo Combat
RADAR RAdio Detection And Ranging Equipment
RAN Royal Australian Navy Trivia
RE Reinforcement Expansion Extra ship slot Item
RL Rocket Launcher Mostly 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher & 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni, but can designate most "Rocket munitions" Equipment
RLK2 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni Equipment
RM Regia Marina Italian "Royal Navy" Trivia
RN Royal Navy Trivia
RNN Royal Netherlands Navy Trivia
RP Ranking Points General
RSC Resources General
RNG Random Number Generation Trivia
SCAMP Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance PersonnelSkilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel Not to be confused with the USS Scamp Equipment
SCM Skilled Crew Members Item
SDP SDP Skilled Deck PersonnelsSkilled Deck Personnel
Skilled Deck Personnel + Aviation Maintenance Hands		 Equipment
SDP+ Skilled Deck Personnel + Aviation Maintenance HandsSkilled Deck Personnel + Aviation Maintenance Hands Equipment
SE Support Expedition Combat
SF Striking Force Fleet Combat
SFFCF Striking Force Fleet Command FacilityStriking Force Fleet Command Facility Equipment
SFCF Striking Force Fleet Command FacilityStriking Force Fleet Command Facility Equipment
SLO Skilled LookoutsSkilled Lookouts Sometimes all Surface Ship PersonnelsSkilled Lookouts
Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts		 Equipment
SONAR SOund Navigation And Ranging Equipment
SPB Seaplane Bomber Equipment
SPF Seaplane Fighter Equipment
SPR Seaplane Recon Equipment
SS Submarine Ship Type
SSLO Super SLOTorpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts Equipment
SSV Aircraft Carrying Submarine Ship Type
STF Surface Task Force Combat
TCI Torpedo Cut-In Combat
TCF Transport Combined Fleet Combat
TE Transport Escort Combat
TP TP Torpedo stat Combat
TP Torpedo equipment Equipment
TP Transport Points Combat
TSLO Torpedo Squadron Skilled LookoutsTorpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts Equipment
TSSL Torpedo Squadron Skilled LookoutsTorpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts Equipment
TTK Teitoku Japaneses for "Admiral" Trivia
USN United States Navy Trivia
USS United States Ship Trivia
VA Voice Actress Same as CV or Seiyuu Trivia
WG WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)WG42 (Wurfgerät 42) Equipment
WG42 WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)WG42 (Wurfgerät 42) Equipment

Abbreviations, Specific terms & Trivia

Alongside acronyms, you may encounter some abbreviations, specific terms, and trivia, some being Japanese terms or names, more practical names referring to specific in-game features, or even real-life Trivia.

  • See also the disambiguation pages for clarification on equipment and mechanics sharing a similar name.
► Disambiguations
Abreviation Meaning Notes Context
Algebra TBM-3W+3S Because of its name looking like a math formula
AirMat New Model Aviation Development Material
ArmMat New Model Armament Material
AvMat New Model Aviation Development Material
Big Seven Nagato-class, Nelson-class, Colorado-class The first 7 battleships built to carry the biggest naval guns (>40 cm) allowed by the Washington Naval Treaty
Blow torches Instant Construction Material
Bucket Instant Repair Material
Bulldozer Construction Corps
BURNING LOVE Notable line from Kongou
C2 C2 Praparat Studio/Dojin circle behind Kancolle
Carrot Night Skilled Crew Member The fairy is eating a carrot
Chi-Ha Type 97 Medium tank Japanese tank's name
Choujuusenchihou 長10cm砲 Akizuki-class's pet
Chuuha "Moderately Damaged" Japanese, orange damaged
Cut-In special powerful attacks Trigges when using a right set of specific gears
DameCon Emergency Repair PersonnelEmergency Repair Personnel
DameGami‎ Emergency Repair GoddessEmergency Repair Goddess
DameKami‎ Emergency Repair GoddessEmergency Repair Goddess
Debuff A mechanic that weaken some event bosses
DevMat Development Materials
Fighter-Mulle The process of equipping a ship with only "fighters", to gain air superiority (AS).
Flamethrower Instant Construction Material
Gingusa Ginga (Egusa Squadron)
Green T Crossing the T (Advantage) Battle Engagement
GunMat New Model Gun Development Material
Hole Punch Reinforcement Expansion
Ho-Ni Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft + Type 1 Gun TankToku Daihatsu Landing Craft + Type 1 Gun Tank Japanese tank's name
I-Go Daihatsu Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tank & Landing Force)Daihatsu Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tank & Landing Force) Japanese tank's name
Ka-Mi Special Type 2 Amphibious TankSpecial Type 2 Amphibious Tank Japanese tank's name
Ka-Tsu Special Type 4 Amphibious TankSpecial Type 4 Amphibious Tank
Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank Kai		 Japanese tank's name
KancoDex Library Kancolle's "Pokedex", sometimes, just KanDex
Kancolle Kantai Collection
Kanmusu "Ship-girl Japanese, abbreviation of "kantai musume"
Kuso "Bad"/"Shitty" Japanese, a common insult toward admirals (notably from Akebono), for being careless or even reckless. In the community, it mainly designates players using strats involving low morale or even sinking girls.
MelonMat New Model Armament Material Referencing the Yuubari fairy on it
Nuke Anti-installation setup Uses tanks, craft, and artillery, doing "nuclear-like" damage (up to 9999)
Penguin Failure Box Notably featuring a penguin/toucan-like bird, and appearing each time a ship modernization or equipment craft is failed
Poi っぽい Catchphrase of Yuudachi, meaning "maybe", referring to Ironbottom Sound.
ProtoPult Prototype Flight Deck Catapult
Red T Crossing the T (Disadvantage) Battle Engagement
Recon Reconnaissance Planes Referring to either "Seaplane Recons" or/and "yellow Reconnaissance Aircraft"
Rensouhou 連装砲 Danbo-like robot pets appearing with some ships, namely Shimakaze, Amatsukaze, and Helena
Rocket See Rocket for more details A form of propulsion, different from the usual propeller blades or turbojets.
RocketMat New Model Rocket Development Material
RoSa "Type 4 Incendiary Rocket" Japanese AA rockets: 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher & 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni
Sanshiki "Type 3 Shell" Japanese AA Shells
Screw Improvement Materials
Secretary 1st fleet flagship The girl displayed on the main menu, affecting several mechanics
Seiyuu Japanese Character Voice/Voice Actress Same as CV or VA
Shirei-kan "Commander" Japanese
Shouha "Lightly Damaged" Japanese, yellow damaged
Synergy Used to describe the positive effect given by equipping certain equipment together, mainly referring to ASW Synergy, Speed Synergy, and Fit Bonuses
Spoon Vanguard Formation Named after its shape
Tags Ship Locking Events only
Taiha "Heavily Damaged" Japanese, red damaged
Taitei Type 2 Large Flying Boat Name mostly used by Akitsushima
Tanaka Kensuke Tanaka Creator and original programmer of Kancolle
Tank See Tanks for more details Can refer to "Landing Tanks" (landing craft + tank), to Amphibious Tanks, or Landing Forces.
Teitoku "Admiral" Japanese
Torches Instant Construction Material
Touch Special Attacks
Yasen "Night Battle" Japanese
！すでのな One of Inazuma's lines written "backward", in traditional Japanese format. Also appears as a wall scroll.
Lanking Ranking
lonking Ranking
Senka Ranking Points
Cannon Quests rewarding ranking points
Initials Initial ranking points Points accumulated from the previous month
Carryover Initial ranking points Points accumulated from the previous month
Ranker Player participating in Ranking
Rank Player's rank in the Server
Senkatard Ranker
Schizo Ranker
Union Top 5 Rank
Yonhap Top 5 Rank
Kiriban "Lucky Tiers" ranks
BG Top 1 ranker As it has his secretary displayed in the background of the official results board
Clown Top 20 ranker
Brunei 7-1 Refers to the map location and not the server
Kisu 3-2 Refers to the map location
Graduate Cap HQ experience Reaching 396 000 000 exp, referring to the idol industry term for "retirement"
Dead Cap HQ experience Reaching 396 000 000 exp, such player is unable to rank anyfurther
Hidden EO Clearing EO in between 14h00 and 22h00 JST of the last day of a month
RRW Ranking Rewards

Girls nicknames

"Official" nicknames

Names often used either by the devs or the girls themselves, to humanize "number namings" of some ships.

Abreviation Meaning Notes Context

Informal nicknames

Names mostly used by the community, ranging from abbreviations and deformations of the original names, or from other trivia facts.

  • 101-chan - No.101 Transport Ship
  • 2-4-11 - Naka. 2-4-11 refers to the fuel-ammo-steel combination received from her scrap (if scrapping with her default equipment).
  • ABKM - Abukuma
  • Beaver - Yukikaze's nickname based on her appearance. Japanese call her "Hamster".
  • Bep - Verniy, due to her writing in Cyrillic (Верный).
  • Bisckuit - Bismarck
  • Bucky - Fubuki, notably used by Kongou in the Anime.
  • CdC - Conte di Cavour
  • Cranes - Shoukaku-class, both being named after cranes.
  • Dragons - Souryuu, Hiryuu, Unryuu, Ryuujou, and Ryuuhou, all being named after dragons.
  • Ducks - Akizuki-classn the "zuki" sounding like "ducky" in Japanese
  • Goto - Gotland
  • Hotel - Yamato, reference to her being called that way by Japanese sailors, since she spent more time garrisoning rather than combating.
  • Horny - Hornet, sometime Horny Maru
  • Kamo - Akitsushima
  • KMKZ - Kamikaze
  • KTKM - Kitakami. Wordplay from Japanese netslang KTKR which is read as "kita kore", literally "it's here", sort of like "woohoo I got it" or "I've been waiting for this!".
  • KWKZ - Kawakaze
  • Lady Lex - Lexington
  • Melon-chan - Yuubari's nickname due to her uniform color scheme and general resemblance to a melon as well as the City of Yuubari, on the namesake Yuubari River, which is well known for its melons.
  • Nagamon - Nagato's name "長門" 2nd kanji, "門", can be pronounced as mon. This name contrasts Nagato's seriousness with the silly and cute things she is usually depicted doing.
  • Nagamutsu - Fusion of Nagato and Mutsu names, designating the class or both of them.
  • NGNM - Naganami
  • Potatoes - Every characters drawn by Shibafu (しばふ), referring to the simple "potatoes-like" shape of their face.
  • Pudding - Prinz Eugen, due to her name pronouciation in Japanese
  • SKK - Shoukaku
  • SMKZ - Shimakaze
  • Snail - Mutsu
  • Sodak - South Dakota
  • Strawberry - Harusame, referring to her hair color.
  • Vicky - Victorious
  • Whales - Refer to Submarine Tenders having the kanji "鯨" meaning whale in their name.
  • Yamasushi - Fusion of Yamato and Musashi names, designating the class or both of them.
  • YKKZ - Yukikaze
  • YMKZ - Yamakaze
  • Zekamashi (ぜかまし) - Shimakaze's name read backward (in traditional Japanese, characters are read right-to-left). Found on one of the Rensouhou-chan's lifebuoys.
  • ZKMS - Zekamashi (Shimakaze)
  • ZKK - Zuikaku
Abreviation Meaning Notes Context

See here [1] for more informal ships nicknames.

nicknames

In addition to the following list, many Abyssal bosses are called by the name of the Kanmusu they represent.


Abreviation Meaning Notes Context
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