ship, boat
On'yomi (音読み)
- セン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ふね
- ふな-
About this kanji
The kanji 「船」 means "ship" or "boat" and is pronounced as "ふね" in its kun'yomi and "セン" in its on'yomi. It is often used as a noun. You can see it in compounds like 「漁船」 (ぎょせん), which means "fishing boat," and 「船長」 (せんちょう), meaning "ship's captain." Another example is 「船舶」 (せんぱく), referring to a vessel. This kanji is quite common in contexts related to travel, commerce, and even military themes. A good note is to remember that while all ships are "船," not all "船" are large ocean liners; smaller boats also fall under this category.
Example sentences
船が港に入ってきた。
The ship entered the port.
Meanings across languages
- English
- ship, boat
- Tiếng Việt
- tàu, thuyền
- 日本語
- 船, ボート
- 한국어
- 배, 보트
- 中文
- 船, 小船
- id
- kapal, perahu
- th
- เรือ, ซาเล้ง
- es
- barco, bote
- fr
- navire, bateau
- de
- Schiff, Boot
- pt
- navio, barco
Common compounds
- 漁船ぎょせんfishing boat
- 船長せんちょうship's captain, skipper, length of a ship
- 船舶せんぱくvessel, ship, shipping
- 造船ぞうせんshipbuilding
- 艦船かんせんwarships and other vessels, naval vessels
- 汽船きせんsteamship, steamboat, steamer
- 客船きゃくせんpassenger boat
- 船員せんいんsailor, seaman, seafarer
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