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船

ship
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingふね、ふな-
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. shipRtK
    彼は彼らに船の操縦法を教えた。He taught them how to sail ships.tatoeba
    彼は通りかかった船に助けられた。He was picked up by a passing ship.tatoeba
  2. boat
  1. watercraft
  2. vessel
  3. seaplane

Synonyms

シップ

Popular Usage

造船汽船漁船

Radicals and components

Radical舟boat
Components
How it's built
船
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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boat · gully · eight (八) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2019

Compound words

造船ぞうせん
shipbuilding
湯船ゆぶね
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
汽船きせん
steamship; steamboat; steamer
漁船ぎょせん
fishing boat
艦船かんせん
warships and other vessels; naval vessels
客船きゃくせん
passenger boat
船員せんいん
sailor; seaman; seafarer
船室せんしつ
stateroom; cabin
船主せんしゅ
shipowner
船長せんちょう
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship
船舶せんぱく
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
船便ふなびん
surface mail (by ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
船旅ふなたび
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
同船どうせん
the same ship; taking the same ship
風船ふうせん
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
帆船はんせん
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
船橋ふなばし
pontoon bridge; floating bridge
船出ふなで
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
船体せんたい
hull
船籍せんせき
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration
大船おおぶね
large boat
船酔いふなよい
seasickness
渡し船わたしぶね
ferry; ferryboat
飛行船ひこうせん
airship; blimp

Kun Reading Examples

彼は船で何世紀も前に自分の土地を離れた古代の神様についての話を聞いていた。ふね
He had heard stories about an ancient god who had left his land centuries before by ship.tatoeba
彼は船から転落し溺死した。ふね
He fell overboard and drowned.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は船乗りを助けた。
He saved a sailor.tatoeba
彼は船乗りになりたかった。
He wanted to go to sea.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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