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Kanji 船: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 船: ship, boat

Key takeaways

Kanji 船: ship, boat. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

shipboat

On reading

セン

Kun reading

ふねふな-

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 船

ship, boat

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

舟 + 㕣

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a boat (舟) navigating through a marsh or a deep waterway (㕣). By adding the component for water flow to the boat radical, the character represents a larger ship or vessel capable of long voyages.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セン
  • 汽船きせん

    steamship

  • 漁船ぎょせん

    fishing boat

  • 船舶せんぱく

    ship / vessel / boat

  • 造船ぞうせん

    shipbuilding / making ships

  • 風船ふうせん

    balloon

Kun reading

ふね
  • 船便ふなびん

    surface mail by ship

  • ふね

    ship / boat / vessel

Commonly used words

  • 汽船
    きせん

    steamship

  • 漁船
    ぎょせん

    fishing boat

  • 船舶
    せんぱく

    ship / vessel / boat

  • 造船
    ぞうせん

    shipbuilding / making ships

  • 風船
    ふうせん

    balloon

  • 船便
    ふなびん

    surface mail by ship

  • ふね

    ship / boat / vessel

Example sentences

Example 1

この町には古い汽がある。

Translation

There is an old steamship in this town.

Example 2

で海を渡るのが好きだ。

Translation

I like crossing the sea by steamship.

Example 3

が海に出ています。

Translation

A fishing boat is out at sea.

Example 4

で新しい道具を使います。

Translation

They use new tools on the fishing boat.

Kanji 船: ship, boat | Daily Nihongo